Do you have PTSD?

If you answer yes to three or more of the questions below, you may have PTSD and it’s worthwhile to visit a qualified mental health professional.

• Have you witnessed or experienced a traumatic, life- threatening event?

• Did this experience make you feel intensely afraid, horrified, or helpless?

• Do you have trouble getting the event out of your mind?

• Do you startle more easily and feel more irritable or angry than you did before the event?

• Do you go out of your way to avoid activities, people, or thoughts that remind you of the event?

• Do you have more trouble falling asleep or concentrating than you did before the event?

• Have your symptoms lasted for more than a month?

• Is your distress making it hard for you to work or function normally?