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Originally Posted by Monarch Butterfly
I have ptsd from childhood abuse and a past abusive relationship. I've been diagnosed by a psychologist. I'm still learning about my ptsd so please bear with me.
Could a person develop ptsd from one single tragic incident ( car accident, animal attack,robbery)?
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Yes, if someone experiences a single event during which the victim felt their life was in danger, absolutely this can cause PTSD.
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Originally Posted by Monarch Butterfly
If a person is bullied, talked down to, mentally abused by a person they see once a year, maybe every two years over a period of several years could that cause ptsd? The person visits 10- 14 days at a time. I have a family member who does this to me. Every time I hear they plan on visiting I feel anxious, upset, angry.
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If you already have PTSD from being abused as a child, I would imagine it would make being bullied by someone else very triggering. Experiencing things that remind us of the things that gave us PTSD can cause us to react more intensely than people without PTSD.
For example, being talked down to would make a lot of people just roll their eyes. But someone abused as a child might be reminded of that abuse when someone (not their perp) talks down to them. It could trigger the emotions from the old wounds, and make us feel that something more extreme is happening.
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