JD, my therapist who specializes in working with PTSD patients doesn't agree people who experience PTSD "never get better". It's a lot of work, and takes time but he has had patients that have regained good function and are doing well. Ofcourse, when someone experiences PTSD, they do change, often become alot more "self aware" than the "average" person. Ofcourse once someone does experience PTSD, they can't "just ignore" like most people do, there will always be a certain amount of "increased sensitivity". It takes "time" to retrain the brain to learn to "control" and not react to negetive signals. I am not going to lie, I am still challenged, but I am much better than I was last year and the year before. I do think it depends on the person and the severity of the trama and if they have had "several" tramas in their life history/past.

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