I know exactly what your saying happydaze. I think we will not so much struggle with other people, but we will always struggle in regard to opening up to others who don't truly understand PTSD. Someone asked me once when I wasn't so well to explain it, and all I could say, is that I couldn't, because they would never understand. I did say, if you think of cancer, you can explain what it is, where it is, and the known factors that go with cancer, but PTSD... where does one start! Its not something you can tell someone who is interested, over a cup of coffee, not if they want to know detail, because it would take a person months of constand query and time to process the thought, to return each answer.

I seen a light, and shot towards it. After being with others who have PTSD, I showed them, some shot towards it... so he we are, now showing the light to even more... who now have to make a choice, get better or believe you can just live with it the way it is. I like your analogy, "Love, tolerance and acceptance", well said.