UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE - HEARING AND APPEAL - REQUEST FOR HEARING - CASE NO. 3

With respect to post-traumatic stress disorder, I discovered the following:

"Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms are commonly grouped into three types: intrusive memories, avoidance and numbing, and increased anxiety or emotional arousal (hyperarousal).

Symptoms of intrusive memories may include:

 Flashbacks, or reliving the traumatic event for minutes or even days at a time
 Upsetting dreams about the traumatic event

Symptoms of avoidance and emotional numbing may include:

 Trying to avoid thinking or talking about the traumatic event
 Feeling emotionally numb
 Avoiding activities you once enjoyed
 Hopelessness about the future
 Memory problems
 Trouble concentrating
 Difficulty maintaining close relationships

Symptoms of anxiety and increased emotional arousal may include:

 Irritability or anger
 Overwhelming guilt or shame
 Self-destructive behavior, such as drinking too much
 Trouble sleeping
 Being easily startled or frightened
 Hearing or seeing things that aren't there"