"...with PTSD, "that which doesn't kill you makes you stronger". Then came my question of "when does that finally happen.....eskielover

I don't know what kind of "expert" that writer is, but I'd say it's their opinion, not fact. Read "I Can't Get Over It." It's the quintessential book on PTSD. It will answer all of your questions. I warn you, it's a big sucka.

"I am nothing but a mass of coping programming." Hillbunnyb

It never occurred to me to look at it that way, but you're absolutely right. So am I (a mass of coping programming).