PTSD Symptoms: Overview

Angelina continues to be an ICU nurse. She endures the hardships of being an ICU nurse repeatedly, repeating stressful situations continuously, shift after shift. This can bring up feelings from previous patients, triggering emotions experienced in similar situations. She is withdrawn from co-workers, who ultimately may have gone through similar trials during nursing cases. Angelina is having difficulty controlling her emotions (anger, lashing out). The increased arousal contributed to her work situation because that continues at work. Her behavior toward her coworkers is exhibiting the stress of her going to work, her lack of motivation to go to work, and her physical symptoms (vomiting) on her commute to the hospital.