After years of trauma. Abuse and neglect your core foundation is wiped out it feels like your heart and soul are broken shattered into a million pieces that is why healing is a lifelong process and hard hard work... always remember if you have been diagnosed with PTSD it is not a sign of weakness; rather, it is proof of your strength, because you have survived. Instead of saying I'm damaged, I'm broken, I have trust issues say I'm healing, I'm rediscovering myself, I'm starting over positive self talk. Not all wounds are visible treatment works don't wait seek help today. PTSD it's not the person refusing to let go of the the past but the past refusing to let go of the person. So hard when your days and nights are filled with memories you just desperately want to forget over time, as most people fail the survivors exacting test of trustworthiness. She tends to withdraw from relationships the isolation of the Survivor, thus persist even after she is free