Troy Monsivais: People with PTSD do not always react in a predictable manner, or a conditioned manner. The triggers can change. Any part of the traumatic experience can be a trigger, and that is not predictable. A noise can set you off in one incident, an odor in another. These triggers may never repeat.
Blair Abdi: No it is not. Conditioning happens over time. PTSD can happen after on event. I don't check my doors and windows 10 times a night to make sure they are locked because I was robbed, I check them to maintain awareness of my surroundings. This way I know that I don't have to reach for a weapon every time there is a noise in the house. Also, the only thing predictable about PTSD is that if you try to startle me you may get your arm broke. It's not the same for everyone....Show more
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