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First person shooter game triggered a panic attack. Normal?

Asked by majorrich (14741points) August 4th, 2014

My son bought me a video game player for Father’s Day. Over the weekend we tried to play a co op game of Call of Duty that included a scenario placed in an area I was deployed to. Later that evening I had nightmares and the familiar symptoms of PTSD I figured I had left behind. I am still in a hyper vigilant state several days later. Have any of you guys experienced this? I am actively applying the measures the VA taught me and do not want to visit with them any more. (You vets will understand that)

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