The first time I heard about PTSD was when my counselor told me she thought I had it.
Now I've been trying to learn as much about it as I can, and have been to many Doctors,
You are right, there have been so many cases of people faking their illness... this sickens me and hurts the real victims of the disorder
it really bothers me that as soon as you mention you have PTSD, most Doctors think you are faking / trying to screw the insurance company, etc.
So when I see a new specialist or therapist, I don't mention it, they just asses me,
and so far... every single one has diagonosed me with PTSD.

It's kinda funny, because by trying to prove I was faking my injuries
the insurance company has been sending me to various specialists and at each one:
* the Dr. has referred me to another specialist (in another field) for other concerns they find
* I have been diognosed as having PTSD (recently "officially diagnosed" by their neuropsycologist)
* The Doctor has expressed concern about possible brain injury
* Have expressed concern about not legally being about to continue treatment with me (because they have been hired by the insurance company to only asses me)
* Recommended additional treatment to what I'm already recieving
all this because they doubted my claim and sent me to one of their General Practicioners... at least I'm getting answers now... and all doubt about faking has been removed.

My point is... when I found out I had PTSD I tried to do what that "quack" is claiming cures PTSD. I avoided my real issue, and just tried to go back to my normal life. I got 3 months into my 3rd year of college (the other 2 year had been completed 2 weeks prior to my accident) and then I basically fell apart.

So yes, by trying to create a social life again, and pretend like the trauma didn't happen seemed to have worked... at least for the first 1 month... but everything started to crumble fast. I started having severe flashbacks on the way to school, it got to the point where my therapist advised me to stop driving... and have someone I trusted take me to school. Then I would just zone out in class... it was too frusterating to not understand simple things (I had to stay after class to learn how to look things up in my textbook!!!!!!! THe teacher must of thought I was a moron, he had to show me 4 times! )

If someone is faking PTSD, or misdiagnosed as having PTSD, then sure, this method might work. But from real life experience I know doing that made me much worse.