Lack of control, or the perception of lack of control, is one of the biggest risk factors for PTSD.
The other is that the traumatic event was done to you deliberately, or that the aftermath of it involved someone's deliberate choices, particularly if the person or people who did it were someone you trusted who betrayed you.
You can see why WWI was particularly bad for PTSD. So is incest.
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The other is that the traumatic event was done to you deliberately, or that the aftermath of it involved someone's deliberate choices, particularly if the person or people who did it were someone you trusted who betrayed you.
You can see why WWI was particularly bad for PTSD. So is incest.