You need to know PTSD is a disorder, an illness like any other, mental or physical. We can no more snap out of a mental illness than we can cancer or diabetes,etc. What is important is that if your symptoms are destressing, you see a therapist and get some help. There are MANY different approaches to treatment for PTSD, depending on the person and the trauma and whether it is acute or chronic. Make sure you are working with someone who is open to that and will follow your lead and be flexible about treatment. There are some who one do it one way only and if that is not the type you need, it can actually make you worse. A good example is Exposure treatment can be helpful for acute PTSD but harmful for chronic.

There is so much new research and new studies that are now available that demonstrate abnormalities in the brain that contribute or are responsible for your experience being traumatic into PTSD. There can be 10 people in a room who all experience, say an armed robbery, and although they may all be initially traumatized by it, 9 might be able to move on from it with no lasting affects and the 10th one developes PTSD.

The amygdala and hiccopamus are two areas of the brain that are involed in the flight or fight response and the ability to recover from trauma and it is possible there are defects responsible for this. Read all you can get your hands on, education is key.

good luck.