Kin
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Guilt Trip said:My mistake, I should have added in, maybe this is how someone with PTSD reacts with a question mark.Nik the Trik(Clark) said:Guilt Trip said:I agree with almost all of it except the part where you said it was terrifying. Getting out of the safety of her car to confront a group of men doesn't seem like a normal reaction for someone who is terrified.
I wish we had some sort of indication that perhaps this person has a condition by which they deal with stressful situations abnormally.
Nope, my bad on that one. I was overly sarcastic. This is a personal thing for me and I'm letting bad instincts take over. I get that it's a complicated issue.
Anyways, to anyone wondering and willing to listen to someone who doesn't have it but has dealt with the reality of a close family member who does(and as is my nature has then educated himself pretty well on it), here are some things to consider:
1. We don't know what trauma may have caused her PTSD so therefore we have no idea as to whether or not this job would increase or decrease the likelihood of being confronted with it. As I said, PTSD is not just "reacting badly to stress" although that can be a part of it.
2. PTSD isn't predictable or constant. The same thing one day that doesn't cause a reaction may cause a different reaction the next day.
3. Because it's so often seen as a personal weakness, people often make choices that may fly in the face of what we think of rational behaviour for someone with it in an attempt to prove themselves capable of "beating" it.
So while I appreciate there's an instinct to try and get to the bottom of this, there's nothing here that's inconsistent for a person with PTSD.