I needed to read this today. So many people have cut and run. Whenever I tell someone new I just met that I have PTSD, typically they cut and run too because they think I'm like a ticking time bomb or something stupid. That's why I write and put it all out there - to do my part in breaking these barriers down. I can shoulder it. There are those who can't and those are who I fight for. Thank you for writing this. It's so well articulated!