Still on edge since something happened?
After a frightening experience, feeling shaken is normal, and for many people it eases. When it stays, this free check helps you see how it's affecting you now, and how trauma-focused therapy helps. You never need to say what happened.
Does any of this sound like you?
- Memories, pictures or dreams arrive when you least want them
- You jump at sudden noises and keep checking for danger
- You've stopped going places, or doing things, that bring it back
Stress after a difficult experience
After something frightening or distressing, it's natural to feel unsettled for a while. When memories, nightmares, feeling on edge or avoiding reminders carry on, it may be PTSD.
PTSD can be treated, even years later. Trauma-focused therapy helps many people feel safer and more settled, and it also helps with the memories themselves, so they feel like the past.
If this started in the last few weeks, strong reactions are common and often ease, and you can still ask for help now. If it has lasted longer than a month, talking to someone can help.
What you'll be asked
What do you notice now?
- Memories or flashbacks that feel like it's happening again
- Bad dreams
- Feeling on guard, or jumping at noises
- Trouble sleeping
- Feeling numb or far away from people
- Guilt, shame or blaming myself
- Anger that surprises me
Which of these do you avoid or find hard now, and how hard is each one?
- Hearing a sudden loud noise
- Busy places like shops or stations
- Sitting with my back to a room
- Something on the news that brings it back
- Being out after dark
- Going near a place that reminds me
- Sleeping without a light on
- Talking about how I've been feeling
- A date or anniversary coming up
Six quick questions about the last month
- How much does this affect your day-to-day life?
- How much do you avoid places, people or plans because of it?
- How much does it affect your work, studies or caring for others?
- How much does it affect your relationships or family?
- How much does it affect your sleep?
- How much distress do reminders cause you?
What you get at the end
Your result and what it means for everyday life, plus a starting ladder built from your own answers: the steps, easiest first, a therapist would use to help you. It's saved to a free RePTSD account, so you can come back, retake the check and see what changes.
Common questions
- Is this a diagnosis?
- No. It is a free self-check to help you understand how much this affects your life. Only a qualified professional can assess you properly.
- Will you ask what happened?
- No, never. The check only asks how you are now.
- Can I stop part way?
- Yes. Choose Stop for now at any point. Nothing you've answered is saved.
- Why do you ask for my email?
- Your results are saved to a free account, so you can come back to them, retake the check and see what has changed. You confirm your email with a code, then choose a password.
- Who can see my answers?
- You can. RePTSD keeps them to show you your results. Nothing is shared with a therapist unless you choose to send a request, and nothing is sold or used for advertising.