dshanks:

We've yet to see where you fall on the scale of PTSD. Some have it mild and some severe.

I am on the severe end. I do not get any period of my life where I have no symptoms. I have them everyday and have had them everyday for twenty years.

What we do learn is how to manage and minimize our symptoms with a lot of hard work. It takes a long time and can be very painful. I can't tell you that you will be flashback free, or not have anxiety. Only you will be able to know that, after working hard to get to the management phase.

Keep hope up though. We can learn to manage it and to minimize our symptoms. Some people with PTSD can manage it better than others. It just depends where they fall on the scale.

bec