Yes it can happen to any one. I think I suffered PTSD or something like it after my son was killed. I continued to relive the policemen telling me that he had been killed. It ran constantly like a negative movie film in front of my eyes. I could see through it but I was mesmerized by it and I was powerless to stop it. Most bizarre thing that has ever happened to me.
That certainly sounds like it could be PTSD. I am very sorry for your loss.
I have volunteered to be the one who tells a family member that a loved one has died. Giving someone that kind of news is traumatic, too. It is something I will never forget.
I know the endless-loop movie of which you speak.
Happens to molested kids, too.
That’s why I say EVERY molester “kills” his victim, even if he leaves them still breathing.
It never goes away and Mariner is dead on.
24/7 flight or fight.
Forever.
ALL pedophiles should be gut shot and left to die.