Hellion, I just think some trauma is not easy to "get over". Maybe impossible. The person is changed. Just because in some it's not so obvious, doesn't mean it doesn't affect them in bad ways.

And I think only psychopaths get over trauma "just fine". That was my point.

I never implied it's "real", I just said I would leave out the "disorder" part out of the label, because it seems stigmatizing, tainting... I just don't like it. Likewise, I don't think you need to call depression "illness" for it to be real. Problems of mind and soul are very real.

I think you can get healed from PTSD to a degree. Not saying it will not change you, trauma does change person (and it's NORMAL nor disordered). Not saying it will never hurt again (healed bones tent to hurt with weather changes).

I see PTSD as broken bone. Rather injury then disorder. You are not disordered for breaking your bone when you fall. SO why see it as disorder that your *soul* is hurt after bad ****. That imho implies weakness of character.

Hope this make sense.