Published on 12, July, 2020
I'm told PTSD is having traumatic events replay over and over - but what if it's not a single event - what if it's an entire lifetime's abuse and bullying that is constantly being triggered and replaying over and over - is that the same thing? Is there a measure of intensity? Do you just get used to it? What is the qualifier?
It's odd, I read a fiction novel a few weeks ago. The hero had a mother with Borderline Personality Disorder and he had PTSD. It was so well described that I realised it rang huge bells for me with my mother's behaviour and the things I do and think e.g. hypervigilant, very anxious, scared of upsetting people etc. So that is what made me realise. Well done author!