I am aware that nobody here can diagnose me, but I am looking for some guidance. I was severely bullied when I was younger, both physically and emotionally. Kids said some very terrible things to me and I was also hit, choked, and thrown onto the floor. Even now, years later, I still have flashbacks, nightmares, and auditory hallucinations of things people said to me. I also suffer from social anxiety as well. At age 16, I dropped out of school because it was just too much for me to handle. I cannot work, go to school, or go out by myself because of the social anxiety and trauma. I talk to people online, but even that is difficult. I have discussed these things with mental health professionals, but none of them have even suggested I might have PTSD. Could the things I experience be PTSD and can severe bullying cause PTSD?