Langdon,

I am responding to your question about Shut Outs from someone with PTSD. It's just that...you have to shut out the world for whatever time it takes to get over your stressor or trigger. And when I go through a shut out, I have a hard time coming back into the living. I feel bad when I have a trigger with flashbacks etc... when I get over my shut out...I feel like a worthless, weak minded human being. It's hard facing your loved ones after a crisis.