trauma is trauma...there is no scale...what is traumatic for you just is.

do your experiences meet the criteria enough for "ptsd"? who knows...does it really matter...it is bothersome to you& that is really ALL that matters. there is no one size fits all definition..just as there is no one size fits all remedy..& as such you have every right to post here.

the hospitalizations were traumatic..if for no other reason than there were many of them or that you were young...what ever.

probably by riding past the hospital every day you are in some way helping yourself to heal...by addressing the fears & identifying them (just thinking out loud here..not in any way a trained t).

hospitals are loud, scary, noisy...new meds, everybody in their own little psychiatric hell..what's there not to provide stress?

talk about it here, with a t, do what ever it takes to feel at ease again...take that big lug of a dog for a walk by there if need be...he will protect you (ok maybe not..mine will if i carry food)