The Rebuilding Compass™ · Free Self-Reflection Tool
PTSD Recovery Quiz™
A short educational check-in designed to help you notice how much stress, emotional activation, and recovery strain you may have been carrying during the last 30 days.
Answer based on the last 30 days.
- Choose the response that feels closest to your recent experience.
- There are no right or wrong answers.
- Your result is an educational reflection score from 0–10, not a diagnosis.
- Use the result to choose which free recovery topic may be most useful next.
In the last 30 days, how often have you…
Choose one response for each question.
1. Felt “on edge,” jumpy, or like you were constantly bracing for something difficult?
2. Replayed upsetting conversations or conflict scenes in your mind repeatedly?
3. Avoided people, places, activities, or conversations because they reminded you of a difficult person or situation?
4. Felt numb, disconnected, emotionally shut down, or unusually detached from daily life?
5. Blamed yourself excessively, doubted your own judgment, or minimized what you experienced?
6. Experienced physical stress reactions such as a racing heart, tight chest, shaking, muscle tension, or stomach upset?
7. Felt like you were “walking on eggshells,” anticipating conflict even when the other person was not physically present?
What your answers may be telling you
This score is only a way to organize your self-reflection. A higher or lower number does not confirm or rule out PTSD or any other condition.
Choose the next topic that feels most useful.
You can continue learning at your own pace. If you later want a more structured recovery pathway, the High-Conflict Recovery Program™ organizes recovery into a guided 12-week sequence.