5. Constantly Talking About Your Trauma
This way of re-experiencing the event is a lot more common among men, especially when it is related to some form of macho combat or violent scenario. Often survivors turn the event into a braggadocious occurrence in an attempt to discard the shock and trauma they feel about the event.
One such case where this symptom occurs most is during a divorce. Divorces have been known to bring up a symptom of PTSD in both men and women. Men have been reported to often speak about their partner or the event in a deflective manner. Often constantly talking about the event as if it has little no consequence.
Psychologists state that this is another form of re-experience symptoms, as well as avoidance symptoms. The need to share the experience with everyone gives the affected individual perceived control of the trauma, while speaking of it nonchalantly allows the individual to suppress the feelings and emotions related to the trauma. It is also a way to gain sympathy, which psychologists state is an accurate response to trauma.