Do I have CPTSD?
1. I experienced a traumatic event, such as the threat of death, a serious injury, or sexual violence.
2. I survived repeated interpersonal traumatic events.
3. I find it hard to stay emotionally close to people.
4. When I’m upset, it takes me a long time to calm down.
5. I mainly feel negative emotions, like horror, anger, guilt, or shame.
6. I feel like a failure.
7. I have difficulty falling or staying asleep.
8. I feel distant or cut off from people.
9. I have flashbacks in which I feel or act as if a traumatic event were recurring.
10. I feel numb or emotionally shut down.
11. I’m hypervigilant and reactive.
12. I’ve felt concerned about my social life and relationships in the past month due to these challenges.
13. I have negative beliefs, like “No one can be trusted,” or “The world is completely dangerous.”
14. My relationships feel chaotic.
15. I have recurrent, involuntary, and intrusive distressing memories of a traumatic event.
16. These challenges have affected my ability to work in the past month.
17. I avoid things that remind me of a traumatic event, like people, places, activities, or memories.
18. I rarely feel positive emotions, like happiness or satisfaction.
19. I have problems with concentration.
20. These problems have hindered important parts of my life, such as relationships, school, work, or other activities, in the past month.