This phobic avoidance may lead to a socially isolated lifestyle. People with ptsd often suffer from feelings of anxiety, tension, irritability, agression, and guilt and a physic numbing or other emotions. Ptsd victims suffer a number of congitive changes after the trauma. Ptsd suffers have a difficulty concentrating and may experience some impairment of memory. Flashbacks and flashes of the trauma are common.
Devaluation is another change that occurs.
The victim may feel like they did not deserve to survive.