I think that I had symptoms of PTSD for years but didn't realize it. I became a workaholic and a perfectionist. Then when it became full blown after having my son diagnosed with autism..my boyfriends father died in a horrific way...triggered me when i was a teenager (when my original trauma happened) , boyfriend boke up with me, moved, mother in a very bad car accident...had to take care of her for 10 weeks in a hospital bed in my dining roomand all of this happened in about a 4 month span. Then....my symptoms were out of hand, shaking so bad I couldn't even hold a pen had a hard time driving. Wow....sorry I am rambling....bottom line in my position it was just too much and my body said no more. I could not work...I tried to go back and ended up back on leave....so I think when symptoms are raging and we don't know how to control it...well...I still am not working. I think if I didn't have the added stressors of a back injury and as well....I take care of a special needs child on my own....with all of the therapy I have had I am much better but unfortunately, I am still not working. It has been over 4 years now but I was dx with my back injury almost two years ago. I was going back aug 22...2006, I hurt my back in July 2006. Hopefully one day I will get back to work.