Rachel Cavallaro | Source | Psychologist at Thriveworks
Rachel Cavallaro
Rachel Cavallaro is a Psychologist at Thriveworks. Dr. Cavallaro aims to create a trusting and collaborative relationship to help you achieve your goals and help you create the life you desire. She will help you to identify your various strengths and assist in the creation of new ones to enhance individual resilience.
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The symptoms of PTSD an accidental killer may experience include intrusive and distressing memories, nightmares, and flashbacks. They are also likely to be more jumpy than usual due to an exaggerated startle response and may have trouble remembering details of what happened. It's probably going to be a turbulent time, with many intense emotions, such as guilt, shame, self-loathing, and horror, but some may also have a lack of any emotion whatsoever, and feel completely numb.
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Accidentally killing someone can lead to PTSD, addiction, and even suicidal thoughts, yet there's minimal support for people in this position
People struggling with the experience of accidentally killing another person may be unable to find support due to a lack of clinical research.
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