Thanks Anita, that is a great way of thinking about it. I have been looking to make those kinds of connections with people, I’ve described it as having my spidey-sense permanently turned on. I don’t make the ptsd a topic of conversation unless I feel like we are starting to spend more time together, so it’s not just anyone but people I would be romantically involved with (or potentially). People have described it to me like I’m holding a deck of cards– I don’t reveal my entire hand the first time I talk to someone, but reveal a card here, and then here, and then here.