What kinds of things was he seeing? I know like with grief you can see the person in places and is suppose to be a normal part of grief.

I've done some research on this and found that it isn't unusual for someone with PTSD to have a psychotic break when they are under extreme stress or when triggered.

Pdocs use to misdiagnose a lot of abuse survivors as schizophrenics. That still happens but not as often as it used to.

So yes delusions can be a symptom of PTSD. More common than most people realize.

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he was seeing things like where there was supposed to be houses in the neighborhood, he would see the woods

He saw a dragon that scared him, and that was the one that we finally got in to see the doctor with.

I felt terrible cuz when he first was telling me I didn't understand....and didn't take him seriously

thanks!

It can be a symptom of PTSD - has something terrible happenned to him in the woods? Anxiety is certainly a symptom of PTSD, but not the only one. Anxiety can happen on its own, and can be accompanied by certain phobias. It sounds like he has a very active imagination, and if you haven't already, you might have him screened for other things, like ADD, autism, aspberger's Syndrome and the like. That way you can make sure that what you are dealing with is the whole picture, not just a little piece of the puzzle.

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those hallucinations... especially the one of the dragon... sound out of the realm of PTSD, in my opinion.