No. I haven't. One old time friend knows more than anyone though... and she stayed at a distrance for a few years... but is back now.

My mother and one brother have an inkling of the PTSD but neither comes close to understanding. One of my sisters, a nurse no less, when I tried to tell her I can't take care of mother... that I was in the ER last Monday due to a full flashback... she didn't even know what I meant.

The major depression, PTSD , nope they don't have a clue. They do better with some of the physical, when I explain the symptoms are the same as MS, plus other stuff. Well, they say ok, but they still expect me to function like an able-bodied person!

Years ago, I did relate to someone that I could have a flashback due to the PTSD. I told them because it was a safety issue at the time, regarding AF cadets... and it was a mistake! That guy used my dx against me, to others... never again will I share. As we say in the USAF, they don't have a "need to know."