Asking for a friend.

Recently, her daughter went through something that I’m pretty sure has been pretty traumatic for her.

Last week, her daughter discovered her step-mother dead on the floor of her shower after suffering from a deadly seizure. She was home alone with her and her two baby siblings when it all happened. Even though she’s 9, she called for help and even tried performing cpr but it was much too late for that.

When it was all said and done, her mood had changed a little. She was a bit quiet on the car back home, wasn’t too talkative or active like she usually is. She didn’t show signs of anything apart from that, which we believe she was only putting on a strong character.

The week has gone by and she’s a little back to normal. Continues to go to school, talk with her friends, doing regular 9 year old stuff. There’s been a few moments where we believe she starts to look back at that day. When she’s alone or before she goes to bed she’ll think about that dark moment, stresses over it a little and even claims to get a bit sad. Whenever her mom or someone is in the bathroom or shower for long periods of time, she’ll start to worry and get a bit anxious, wanting to check on the person. It’s became a habit of some sorts.

Is this a sign of some case of PTSD? Maybe she’s a bit traumatized by the event?