BBM
I've been receiving therapy for PTSD for about 5 years - some of it has been group therapy. Not one of the patients in the groups with me have been the partying type. They are sullen or angry or silent or suicidal. I agree that the detachment ICA shows
now could be a result of PTSD, but her behavior immediately following Cayee's murder, and up until recently when she stopped giggling in court
as much, sure isn't like the disorder I have. It can be a delayed reaction, but not 2.5 years - at least it's not what I've learned - maybe 6 months or so . . .
I think the SA could find a lot of experts to refute a "diagnosis" of PTSD for ICA.
MOO
PTSD symptoms from a government medical website:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001923/
Symptoms of PTSD fall into three main categories:
1. Repeated "reliving" of the event, which disturbs day-to-day activity
Flashback episodes, where the event seems to be happening again and again
Recurrent distressing memories of the event
Repeated dreams of the event
Physical reactions to situations that remind you of the traumatic event
2. Avoidance
Emotional "numbing," or feeling as though you dont care about anything
Feelings of detachment
Inability to remember important aspects of the trauma
Lack of interest in normal activities
Less expression of moods
Staying away from places, people, or objects that remind you of the event
Sense of having no future
3. Arousal
Difficulty concentrating
Exaggerated response to things that startle you
Excess awareness (hypervigilance)
Irritability or outbursts of anger
Sleeping difficulties
You also might feel a sense of guilt about the event (including "survivor guilt"), and the following symptoms, which are typical of anxiety, stress, and tension:
Agitation, or excitability
Dizziness
Fainting
Feeling your heart beat in your chest (palpitations)
Fever
Headache
Paleness