But imagine that every day it can feel like you're losing your arm again. You're just doing your own thing and suddenly you're remembering what it was like, re-experiencing it in real time. You might hallucinate or have nightmares about it. Maybe you remember it randomly or maybe you can't stop thinking about it no matter what. Your thoughts could even get worse over time, reinforcing how much losing your arm hurt. And let's say other people who lose their arms don't feel like you do, so you feel really alone and screwed up. You can't get over it. You don't know how to begin to get over it.
PTSD can happen with anything that's painful enough. Physically, mentally, whatever.
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But imagine that every day it can feel like you're losing your arm again. You're just doing your own thing and suddenly you're remembering what it was like, re-experiencing it in real time. You might hallucinate or have nightmares about it. Maybe you remember it randomly or maybe you can't stop thinking about it no matter what. Your thoughts could even get worse over time, reinforcing how much losing your arm hurt. And let's say other people who lose their arms don't feel like you do, so you feel really alone and screwed up. You can't get over it. You don't know how to begin to get over it.
PTSD can happen with anything that's painful enough. Physically, mentally, whatever.