I don't want to steal Mr. V's thread, but I have a similar question. My PTSD isn't usually much of a problem. My Bipolar I and Generalized Anxiety Disorder are up front causing all the trouble while my PTSD and OCD just sort of hang around in the back and act annoying.

Lately, however, my PTSD has come roaring back to the front. One big example recently was Saturday. I decided to attend a Saturday evening service at a new to me church near where I live. Everything was great until they started singing. Perfectly normal upbeat song, nothing remotely triggering. Next thing I knew I was back at a really horrific fatal auto accident, one of the first of my career, and that was a lot of years ago. I was shaking and hyperventilating, feeling like I was going to collapse into tears. It was all I could do not to bolt for the door.

I managed to force myself to settle down, and I was ok for the rest of the service until they started singing again, then it started all over again. This makes no sense at all. Nothing about the church, the people, the singing, or anything else was remotely related to my attack, but I nearly had a meltdown anyway.

PTSD flashbacks and panic attacks are bad enough to handle when you have a clue they're coming. How do you handle something that just comes out of the blue like this without people thinking you're completely off your rocker?