Symptom overlap.

PTSD has characteristics of other illnesses- borderline personality, anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, EVERYTHING.

So you need a second opinion.

Can you have PTSD without a trauma? no. Can you have ptsd SYMPTOMS without a trauma? Absolutely.

And here, we're worried about your symptoms, not your diagnosis. But your therapist, yes, maybe you need a second opinion to get at the real issue, which sounds like, well, it sounds like you had a breakdown and are living with severe anxiety. That may be biological, like any mental illness it certainly has biological patterns by now anyway.

It doesn't matter, except that treatment for trauma involves resolving the trauma, and you need help only with pervasive anxiety symptoms. So see someone else and don't be afraid to go through several therapists finding the right one, okay? It's no different from getting a medical condition treated- you're entitled to a second opinion.

And no matter what, you're welcome here.