Do You Have Childhood PTSD?

These 12 questions can help you determine if you've experienced these commons symptoms of dysregulation associated with early trauma.

• Do you have trouble regulating intense emotions, having outbursts of sadness, or anger when it doesn’t seem appropriate?
• Have you struggled with depression, anxiety, or other mental health problems?
• Does a crippling feeling of fear sometimes hold you back from expressing yourself, taking action, or being your real self?
• Do your relationships have an unusually high amount of arguing, or is there violence?
• Does the fear of abandonment, or of being alone, cause you to stay in negative relationships?
• Do you get clumsy at random times, tripping over things or dropping things?
• Do you have trouble staying present, or feel physically numb when you try to talk about your
  feelings?
  

• 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?
• Do you smoke cigarettes, vape, or use food, alcohol, or drugs in an addictive way?
• Do you feel that no matter how much a partner or friend tries to be there for you, you feel alone, unloved or unheard?
• After a big emotional upset, do you sometimes feel nothing?
• Do you find people so triggering, that you avoid social situations?
• Do you have unexplained health problems that seem to have no clear cause?