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Symptoms of PTSD typically start soon after a traumatic event occurs, but it's possible that they won't show up for months or even years. Symptoms include reliving the event, avoidance of similar situations, numbness of feelings, and hyperarousal.
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Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Sexual Abuse: A Survivor's Story
My palms are sweating, my heart is beginning to pound, and I am already near tears. I have just written my first sentence and I am already having an emotionally difficult time in writing this post. I feel the subject is so important that I am willing to do this in hopes that I will help someone else who has been through this. …
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