Will there be some contact? Is there a belief that anxiety can contribute to PTSD?
HI Lily! PTSD used to be classified under anxiety disorders in previous versions of the DSM, but in the DSM-V it was moved to trauma and stressor-related disorder category (PTSD NOT AN ANXIETY DISORDER? DSM COMMITTEE PROPOSAL TURNS BACK THE HANDS OF TIME doi:10.1002/da.20899). However, I believe, there is an ongoing debate about where it actually belongs. Here is the meta-analysis paper regarding trait anxiety being a risk factor for stress-induced depression: Weger, M. & Sandi, C. High anxiety trait: A vulnerable phenotype for stress-induced depression. Neurosci. Biobehav. Rev. 87, 27–37 (2018).
I do animal research on trait anxiety and its potential contribution to maladaptive behavioral strategies. If you are interested in the topic we can discuss it further.
When you already have a vulnerability (previous trauma, anxiety and so on) and if you are a woman it is easier to aquire PTSD
Professionally, in the US all must refer you to DSM-5 Diagnostic Criteria for PTSD.
Personally, as someone who grew up in a war zone, I didn't even know I had it until a family member passed and that led to a downward spiral of dissociation and heavy drinking, which in turn resulted in substance-induced bipolar.
I have no recollection of past events, or feel the passage of time. I know them intuitively, but not in a explicit way.
Everyday I wake up, a new person wakes up.
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