A mistrust of counselors ability to listen. People who suffered traumatic experiences as children, teenagers, or young adults may simultaneously become prematurely aged and developmentally arrested. A part of them feels old . Another part feels stuck at the age they had when the trauma occurred. PTSD can be worse if the sufferer experiences the trauma as an individual rather than as a member of a group of people who are suffering the same situation.
Suicidal people experience their near-death situation with extreme isolation.
They see their conditions as being completely unique - terminal uniqueness . They have no sense of identification with others. The severity of PTSD symptoms tends to increase with the severity and duration of the trauma. The use of alcohol or drugs to cope with the PTSD symptoms. Attempts to do things to gain a feeling of mastery over the traumatic situation, e.g., become a volunteer on a hotline.