I chose "somewhat" because my immediate family is unaware of the PTSD--it was caused by growing up in their house. I've told two friends, one who lives far away and one who lives nearby. The far away one didn't talk to me for several months and was quite brusque so I've stopped bringing it up at all. The nearby friend has been wonderful and I'm working hard to be honest about what's going on with me.

I'm trying to be more honest in general without necessarily going into a big PTSD spiel. For example, if I'm feeling delicate, I'll decline to go out and say I'm not up to it. Or I'll leave when people argue and say I don't want to be around it right then. Everybody doesn't need to know the whole sordid story, but I'm trying to lie less so I feel less ashamed.