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Can you really get ptsd from having a lot of health problems? is medical trauma really a thing?

Q: can you really get ptsd from having a lot of health problems? is medical trauma really a thing?

: "A lot of health problems" chronically should not cause true PTSD, but critical life-threatening disasters such as aneurysm rupture or severe cardiac events could result in PTSD.

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"A lot of health problems" chronically should not cause true PTSD, but critical life-threatening disasters such as aneurysm rupture or severe cardiac events could result in PTSD.

Answered 6/23/2023

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A member asked:

Can you really get ptsd from having a lot of health problems? is medical trauma really a thing?

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