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I still have flashbacks from when I was hit by an 18-wheeler truck. My daughter would sometimes wake me up because I am crying in my dreams. But I don’t know if it is related to PTSD.
Oh, how scary that must have been. Just driving on the highway near those big trucks makes me nervous.
Having flashbacks and nightmares after a traumatic event is one of the symptoms of PTSD. But I don’t know if that, alone, qualifies as PTSD. I will ask my daughter’s opinion, the next time we talk. She is a licensed therapist.
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I still have flashbacks from when I was hit by an 18-wheeler truck. My daughter would sometimes wake me up because I am crying in my dreams. But I don’t know if it is related to PTSD.
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Oh, how scary that must have been. Just driving on the highway near those big trucks makes me nervous.
Having flashbacks and nightmares after a traumatic event is one of the symptoms of PTSD. But I don’t know if that, alone, qualifies as PTSD. I will ask my daughter’s opinion, the next time we talk. She is a licensed therapist.
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It’s truly scary!
Oh, please! I’ll wait for your daughter’s opinion. Thank you! 😊
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My daughter doesn’t have much time to talk right now, she had a client coming in. But I did a little research online and found this website, which lists the current criteria for an official diagnosis of PTSD:
https://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/treat/essentials/dsm5_ptsd.asp#one
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This is great! Thank you!
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