absolutely

yes, you can get PTSD from multiple traumas. is what i meant to say

I have PTSD from my brother raping me. It really sucks! It definitely could be from multiple things.

gentle hugs, Texas. i hope you have a good dr - and/or counselor/therapist. not sure who you have seen but am guessing it would be a dr to have dx you. so many times it is the luck of the draw finding a good dr - but, hopefully that is changing for us with PTSD or CPTSD.

i have CPTSD. that is the kind that is harder to get a dx for. it is called complex post traumatic stress and is or has, man, the language is evolving but i want to try to be understandable, - it meant, when a person grew up being exposed to traumas, being traumatized - as you were, when you were raped as a child - i am so very sorry that happened to you when you were just a little kid.

so you suffered complex post traumatic stress as you grew up being traumatized. then you had - multiple traumatic experiences as a 911 operator, certainly the two you have shared. you may remember more as time goes on.

i have, many of us have, remembered more when time went on. sometimes one trauma that we are trying to stuff so that we can continue to carry on as usual, is covering others and eventually they come up or out. at least for many people they do.

you brought yourself to a good place for support and kindness. there are so many good and kind people here. gentle hugs and a welcome to the group, i'm Lilly.

Yes, I have PTSD from weekly childhood violence in my home, from sexual assaults when I was 11, and from combat experiences in a war zone. When I came here to DS PTSD, a fellow member guided me to a website for what's called "Complex" PTSD. That is PTSD that's not from one single event. I'm passing it along in case in might interest you, too.

http://pete-walker.com/fAQsComplexPTSD.html#complexPTSD

I have multiple PTSD also. It had to start somewhere in time though. I'm going see what the website has to offer. If think information can benefit those of us who suffer. I feel you pain too.

Yep, as many have said here. Welcome, it is a great group of people. Most of us have this DX, unfortunately. Healing is possible :)

The mind's a rich tapestry woven of threads from all our experiences.

Thanks ya'll. I am just ready to be ok again, and stop drinking myself to sleep every night. The anxiety and panic attacks suck.

Thanks ya'll. I am just ready to be ok again, and stop drinking myself to sleep every night. The anxiety and panic attacks suck

Another complex PTSD survivor here. One of my pros compared my PTSD to a bone which has been repeatedly shattered and left to heal badly on numerous occasions. Treatment is considerably more complex than a single, clean break.

I subscribe to the notion that PTSD is more about how we process trauma than the trauma itself. My own therapy work centers on learning new, more effective ways to process trauma.

No doubt about it. The anxiety and panic attacks suck like an industrial hoover. Gentle support while you find your way out of the suckage.

I love that analogy. An industrial hoover, that's great!

Ditto all of above on yes. I have mine from multiple causes, and can't add much else.