Pull the trigger

Why does one trauma effect your life so much and another cause no challenge at all? I found that for me it depended on what happened during the trauma my thoughts and feelings. I think that is the challenge with PTSD each person has different "specific" triggers while there may be lots of triggers that are the same across a group. certain spaces, certain touches, certain textures, certain looks, certain sounds, certain smells, certain tastes. Then you narrow it down to what specific.. well for me burning anything but especially flesh is a trigger- so burning or burnt bacon or meat can set me off in a few seconds. I live in the south and guess what- people LOVE burning their meat. I have friends and family from Louisiana who love to "blacken" stuff.  So now you can see why events where cooking out can cause me a challenge.