How do we cope when trauma shapes a significant portion of our life experience? If you were traumatized by a caregiver, an abusive partner, or even the ongoing uncertainty of a global pandemic, you may be suffering from complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD).
PTSD symptoms in women include a high prevalence of at least one other mental health disorder. The survey noted that PTSD symptoms in women might inspire panic disorder and fuel agoraphobia while men lean toward substance abuse and aggression. For many female PTSD sufferers, panic is stimulated by their other symptoms or it simply seems to come out of the blue.
