Yes, many friends have told me this.

After my trauma I changed for the worse. I was very nice and easy going prior to. Then I started drinking to cope, which lead to physical fighting. I was mean to people who didn't deserve it.

I felt I was the same person but I knew that something was wrong when I heard about people talking behind my back as being a trouble maker. This bothered me because I never seen myself this way. After taking a hard look at myself and what I had become I went to therapy and stopped drinking and fighting.

I still feel mean and irritable at times, but I have more control over it now. I think I'm still the same easy going, compassionate person I was prior to the trauma, but my symptoms bring out the shadow part of me at times.

Tammy