PTSD can be caused by traffic accidents, assaults, sexual abuse, neglect, house fires, physical assaults, bullying, a traumatic births or anything where a person feels their life is in jeopardy. This is my journey with PTSD. Symptoms of PTSD PTSD can include anxiety, profound fear, feeling unsafe, always being on alert, nightmares, can’t sleep, avoiding a person or place and memory issues. This stress response releases cortisol and may cause inflammation in the body. The increase of inflammation can be a factor in developing an autoimmune disease especially for those who already have a genetic risks. So for some of us in the chronic disease community who have PTSD, it…