Re: Does anyone have chronic illness induced PTSD?

YES! Although I believe I had an underlying infection long before the major symptoms manifested, it was after a tramatic experience that my illness came out full force.

Of course it was an immune related crash caused primarily by stress, there simply is no other explanation. I can actually trace the onset of major symptoms to within 30 days post tramatic issues happening.

Of course I feel it was a matter of time before my internal infections manifested in some way, such as cancer or another chronic aging related disease - but the trauma and stress was a definate factor. In the long run it may have saved my life. But the fight is not over either, I'm just wiser and enlightened at this point.