The U.S. National Institute of Health (NIH) has studied PTSD development after major motor vehicle accidents and has found that PTSD symptoms tend to
include emotional numbness a way of avoiding memories of the accident), refusing to take up driving again, refusing to talk about the accident, insomnia, extreme levels of anxiety and flashes of irritability.
Other symptoms
include panic attacks, irritability,
emotional numbness, eating irregularities, and insomnia.