Hi Rav and SL,

Welcome to the forum, and glad you found us. Rav, relapse is part of PTSD, no doubt about it. How often we relapse and to what extent resides with our initial healing from our trauma. If we haven't healed, then the relapse could be worst than the initial outburst, though also less. Healing is also one thing, and mere exposure to another trauma simply rejuvinated PTSD (as it is a permanent physiological change within our brain) once again to show its face, telling you that once again you must heal from this newer trauma, or most recent traumatic events / since last time.