> but it is involuntary No and yes. PTSD/trauma is the result of resistance to being. A person resists having their awareness in their body and being there wi

> but it is involuntary No and yes. PTSD/trauma is the result of resistance to being. A person resists having their awareness in their body and being there with their emotions during crisis, and instead they are 'in shock' for the duration. This allows confusion or the kind of mental blocks where there is no recollection to happen. Once confusion or mental blocks manifest, it can be quite the challenge to regain clarity. It has been proven time and again to be very helpful to consciously relive traumatic situations over and over in one's mind in order to relieve the tension and begin to integrate the experience into one's being in a healing manner, rather than letting that stress continue to arise again and again in one's life. This should likely be done under the guidance of someone with experience in such matters, or at least with trusted friends in a good environment. Avoidance is so common here because that is the route taken during the crisis. The person avoids being, in the most fundamental sense, in exchange for becoming hypnotized by their senses and environment. Were the person able to be present and aware of their body and emotions during the crisis, no such PTSD would be able to be formed. So, a person may not be able to be present and avoid this psychological resistance, but they can learn to do so. Are they willing to undergo such learning is another matter. Psychological literature is littered with examples of these techniques, but I'm not exactly sure where I have stumbled across them. As an extreme example of letting go of resistance, I offer the link below to the story of Thích Quảng Đức. I wish I had something that was not of Buddhist nature, but it is terribly easy to pick on them. =D I do not mean to trivialize your experience or say that you were wrong, btw. I myself have been under extreme duress and have had a number of such traumatic instances and I wish you well. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%ADch_Qu%E1%BA%A3ng_%C4%90%E1%BB%A9c https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%ADch_Qu%E1%BA%A3ng_%C4%9...