My 13 year old daughter suffered an attempted kidnapping recently and she was deeply affected. She too, suffers from PTSD.
> Hope time and the love and support of those around you help you heal.
I got support at the time from one person in the immediate aftermath.
After that, nothing, from anyone.
Witnessing 9/11 later on didn’t help one bit. Made it worse, actually - I was supposed to have had an interview in the trade center that morning, but I didn’t show up because the fear of going back to that building stopped me from motivating for it.
oh, and there ain’t even a WTC bombing support group, believe it or not
if you survived 9/11 it seems everyone has a handout for you, everyone wants to know you and help you
if you survived the first attempt to bring down the buildings, absolutely no one at all cares one bit
Long story short, if not for the extraordinary skills of the pilot, I would have died that day at 19 years old.
Except for a few sprains and bruises, we all 3 walked away from the crash.
Scared to death of flying after that, and when I HAD to, I would always board sh*t-faced drunk.
PTSD?
Damn right, used to have frequent nightmares about falling from great heights, and I haven't flown in over 37 years.
But never felt like harming anyone either.
“My 13 year old daughter suffered an attempted kidnapping recently and she was deeply affected. She too, suffers from PTSD”
That would give me PTSD. I have a daughter around that age What happened?
I was diagnosed with PTSD after the 3rd time I was T-boned in my vehicle. I had very painful injuries the 1st time, no injuries the 2nd time and totally lost my s-t the 3rd time. I found that I couldn't drive on crowded highways and am terrified of free-ways. I was prescribed medication, but I just didn't want to be dependent on pills. So PTSD is a very normal reaction to stress, but I can't see how it would lead to violent behavior if you didn't already have that bent.