To jones boy,
as ChiliDawg states PTSD IS an illness with changes of the hyppocampus and the amygdala.This has been documented since the 70'ies by MRI scanns + obsevation of attacks.Most of this research has been carried out in the US,but by now quite a substantial amount in the UK,too. It's been documented, by neurologists, to be a state of NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL changes. Defined as a condition characterized by seizures resulting from a single "event",in that the person for 3 1/2 hours experienced him/herself, to be in imminent mortal danger.
It's a misconception, that you should try and "bring on" flashback attacks,as to "confront them: Flashback attacks are potentially dangerous-f inst violent hyperventilation can lead to respiration stop.Crucially: With it each flashback attack, it wears on the person's psyche and will with certainty set them back a lot.! Therapies, that Work with anxiety or with depression, are not necessarily applicable,when there's a condition,with an actual brain change. Love& understanding does a lot to help-not any "fancy" therapy.
(Sorry for the problem with the setting).
Kind regards,Kirsten(KTRANSC).