Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is common. In more recent times it's been recognised by more and more people; mainly due to it's mention in conflict related effects on war veterans, or, those people caught up in the maelstrom of modern day terrorism.
However, there are many other situations which may impinge upon our lives which can create such issues. Those events often include either experiencing or witnessing a severe accident or physical injury, receiving a life-threatening medical diagnosis, being the victim of kidnapping or torture, or to a natural disaster, exposure to other disaster (for example, plane crash), being the victim of rape, mugging, robbery, or assault, enduring physical, sexual, emotional, or other forms of abuse, as well as involvement in civil conflict.
The symptoms are complex, but generally speaking, those afflicted will experience some, or all, of the following: Sleep problems, trouble concentrating, irritability, anger, poor concentration, blackouts or difficulty remembering things, increased tendency and reaction to being startled, and hypervigilance (excessive watchfulness) to threat. Avoidance of places, people, and experiences that remind the sufferer of the trauma or a general numbing of emotional responsiveness. Recurrent re-experiencing of the trauma (for example, troublesome memories, flashbacks that are usually caused by reminders of the traumatic events, recurring nightmares about the trauma).
The numbing of one's emotions is troublesome indeed. It can have dire effects upon many factors in a vicitim's life, and of course those closest to them.
According to a reliable source, at least one re-experiencing symptom, three avoidance/numbing symptoms, and two hyperarousal symptoms must be present for at least one month and must cause significant distress or functional impairment in order for the diagnosis of PTSD to be assigned. PTSD is considered of chronic duration if it persists for three months or more.
Of course, there are many online tests for this particular issue, but the following seems to be straight forward and logical to me. If you're concerned about your mental health, give it a try.
If you're concerned, seek help, the condition can improve, or may be totally resolved with a good regime of pertinent therapy. NLP techniques utilised within Hypnotherapy have proven to be excellent tools in this respect.
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