Do You Have Symptoms of Complex PTSD? Take The Quiz

Do You Have Symptoms of Complex PTSD?  Take The Quiz

The adult symptoms of complex PTSD (also referred to as C-PTSD, complex trauma, childhood PTSD and childhood trauma) are frequently missed being related to the adversity or trauma we experienced growing up.

Since childhood trauma symptoms fall on a spectrum from subtle to overt, I have included the following quiz to help you assess if you may be experiencing or have experienced some or many of the more common symptoms for adults with C-PTSD.

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Complex PTSD Quiz

Do You Have Childhood PTSD?

The below 13 questions can help you determine if you’ve experienced some of the more common symptoms of dysregulation associated with early trauma.

1. Do you have trouble regulating intense emotions, having outbursts of sadness or anger when it doesn’t seem appropriate?
2. Have you struggled with depression, anxiety, or other mental health problems?
3. Does a crippling feeling of fear sometimes hold you back from expressing yourself, taking action, or being your real self?
4. Do your relationships have an unusually high amount of arguing, or is there violence?
5. Does the fear of abandonment or of being alone cause you to stay in negative relationships?
6. Do you get clumsy at random times, tripping over things or dropping things?
7. Do you have trouble staying present or feel physically numb when you try to talk about your feelings?
8. Have you found yourself saying yes to sex, even when you knew it was dangerous, hurtful to yourself or others, or likely to lead to an STD or unwanted pregnancy?
9. Do you smoke cigarettes, vape, or use food, alcohol, or drugs in an addictive way?
10. Do you feel that no matter how much a partner or friend tries to be there for you, you feel alone, unloved or unheard?
11. After a big emotional upset, do you sometimes feel nothing?
12. Do you find people so triggering that you avoid social situations?
13. Do you have unexplained health problems that seem to have no clear cause?
Source: Anna Runkle

If you answered yes to one or more of these questions, you might be suffering from C-PTSD. The good news is that C-PTSD is treatable, and you can heal. Millions of survivors and I are proof that C-PTSD is treatable and healing is possible.

I discuss all the ways I've healed from C-PTSD on a body, brain, mind, behavioral, and relational level and all the steps I've taken to achieve long-term recovery with food, weight, drugs, alcohol, and close relationships in my best Amazon selling book "It's Not About Food, Drugs, or Alcohol: It's About Healing Complex PTSD."

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