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Generally when we hear about PTSD we tend to think of it as applying only to someone in the military who has seen war and mas devastation. I know for me I hadn't heard of it used in any other term or used under any other circumstance. But in actuality anyone who has experienced a traumatic event and lived through can suffer from PTSD.
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You are on the right track. I am a survivor of rape, and was drugged the last time with possibly GHB. The perpetrator could have easily killed me that night if he wanted to, but didn't. Everyone in some way shape of ...

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