Reacting badly to something is not the same thing as developing PTSD...of course people are going to be upset when bad things happen, especially if its traumatic...but PTSD isn't just the 'normal' reaction. It physically effects how your brain/neurology works and much of the time is a lifelong disorder that people who have have to learn to cope with and treat some of the unbearable symptoms as there isn't really a known 'cure'.


I really wish people would quit trying to downplay PTSD and pretend its the normal trauma reaction when its actually a specific trauma related disorder. Its not the same as being upset and distraught over something...grieving and then essentially moving on.


But even if it wasn't classified as a disorder I'd still make efforts to reduce the pain it causes. I personally don't feel like just being in pain and doing nothing to alleviate symptoms or to avoid stressors that increase symptoms just because 'some things are supposed to hurt.'