Survivors of suicide will recognize these symptoms immediately.

Reexperience the trauma in one of the following ways:

* they have recurrent recollections of the event.

* they have dreams of the event.

* they suddenly feel as if the event were recurring.

Experience a numbing or reduced involvement with the world by:

* a lessening of interest in important activities.

* a feeling of detachment from others.

* a flat, emotionless feeling

Have some of the following symptoms:

* Sleep disturbances

* Guilt about surviving

* Trouble concentrating, loss of memory

* Exaggerated startle response

* They avoid some of the activities that arouse recollection of the trauma