Oh yes, I have been officially diagnosed with PTSD. I just feel like others with PTSD do not isolate as much as me or avoid people as much as me. I think my nursing and getting through school was something I did while in the shock of my husband dying.
My therapist/counselor at one point told me I had such a history of trauma that she didn't know how I get out of bed. (I thought that was odd for a therapist to say at the time). I think maybe I mean I may also have avoidant PD. The same therapist said I had avpd traits. I don't really see a difference between having the traits and having the real thing.