About three years ago, my former best friend and I completely cut communication with each other after many years of being nearly inseparable. I blocked the person on Facebook. I stopped going places we might run into each other and felt panic anytime I thought we might cross paths. Long story short, for three years, there have been places I couldn't go, people I couldn't talk to, things I couldn't do, etc. because of the fear of us meeting again. It has really caused some problems and I spend time worrying about what will happen if we ever run into each other again. I know it is almost inevitable that we eventually will. It's to the point where I regularly wish the person would die just so this part of my life can be over.

I usually think of PTSD as being related to car accidents or abuse or military service or things like that. Is it possible PTSD can come from something as simple as a longtime close friendship ending badly?

I have depression and social anxiety, and I suppose it probably doesn't matter what the name of this problem is, but I'm just curious since the persistent worry and reoccurring panic and stress related to this seem to be consistent with what I've read about PTSD. Thanks.