I don't want to go into lengthy explanations about the cause of my PTSD but to be simple with you... I had major orthopedic surgeries at the beginning of January which left me A) ill for two weeks and B) bed ridden for 3 months. I also had 2 emergency surgeries the most recent in June. During this time I spent three weeks inpatient and dumped my abusive boyfriend. Today I was actually triggered when I had to go into a hospital to interview a pathologist for a class of mine and I stumbled into the rehab center there. Everything came flooding back to me: the feeling of helplessness fear loneliness hatred for my father like I was being suffocated I've cried about it for the last four nights now it kind of hits me in waves.. I'm really tired of being triggered by the simplest of things and it's not proactive of me to "fear" hospitals if I wish to work in the medical field. Please I need your help i have no where else to go. I just want the pain to stop.