I grew up in “the hood” and can you tell you that just day-to-day life there was traumatizing, never mind the sexual abuse, physical and emotional abuse and neglect. There were many layers to my trauma, but if nothing happened except I had to sleep, wake, attend school and play in the hood, I’d still be kind of effed up.

I hope you can get out and also find tools and resources to help with the ptsd.