Do you have/know someone with PTSD? Do people ever really recover from trauma that causes PTSD? (Page 3)

[Anonymous]

*sigh* I am my own demon

[Anonymous]

Not always. I'd not trust anyone to claim exactly who recovers and who doesn't, though.

[ImpressiveUsername]

You learn to live with it.

[SonOfJacobIssachar]

That is a lie.

[StingRayxoxo]

What is?

[SonOfJacobIssachar]

PTSD is a lie from your phisician. They just love lying to whoever goes to visit him and makes the believe they have a illness that is made up by the healthcare industry.

[StingRayxoxo]

Okay, fair point.
So if it's not PTSD, what is going on with my mind that I keep flashing back to trauma and it causes me intense fear in the present?

[SonOfJacobIssachar]

All you have to say is I rebuke you.

[StingRayxoxo]

I'm genuinely asking if you could provide insight, not denying your opinion.

[SonOfJacobIssachar]

What is going on in your mind is a lie.

[StingRayxoxo]

Do you think my mind is deceiving me?

[SonOfJacobIssachar]

Yes, I really think your mind is deceiving you.

[anametouse]

Yes. It's hella sad

[GreenGold1992]

No and sometimes