i suppose i didn't even have ptsd at the time of the 911 stuff, but i deliberately stayed away from the televsion reports, just scanning the newspaper articles even. did the same with the katrina situation. i could feel it distressing me, so i just "didn't do it." i still don't watch tv, and very seldom read the paper because some things are going to shake me up too much. as far as people being over-diagnosed with ptsd--where can we go to give ours back, lol?