Some of you may have a misunderstanding about PTSD. It can be caused from any trauma either in childhood, adolescents or even in adulthood, It can be interpersonal, from a natural disaster, a car, a motorcycle accident, or a fire.
You can have Substance abuse with or without PTSD. You can have PTSD with or without substance abuse. Substance abuse can cause you to develop PTSD because you are at higher risk for my trauma if you are using substances. PTSD symptoms tend to get worse with abstinence from substance abuse.
Anything can trigger PTSD symptom of intrusion, avoidance or arousal. Even a smell, a former person coming back into someone's life after a long period of absence, a word ... anything can trigger a PTSD symptom.
You can completely recover from PTSD. There is much more successful recovery from PTSD with simple PTSD and not complex (many traumas throughout life and they typically begin during childhood). I hope this helps clarify somethings.
Everything that I posted is medical facts and not opinions. However, I believe that with God ALL things are possible and I believe HE can even heal people who have suffered from complex PTSD. I pray that HE does!
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