Could Snape have PTSD?

[lizabet612 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 141044

Eggplant:
> It's remarkable that Harry isn't suffering from Post Traumatic Stress
> Disorder after all the hell he's been through, but Snape? All Snape
> has experienced is that minor little bullying incident many years ago;
> and if something like that can send him into a lifetime emotional funk
> then he is quite a wimp. Harry is made of stronger stuff. 


Liz's response (Who may be taking too many psych courses):
 
PTSD is often associated with War, and soldiers.  It comes from seeing  (or 
doing) horrific acts - and being powerless to prevent them or stop it....I  
think Snape in his DE days has seen a lot of evil and besides Harry's parents may  
have done more.  If Snape does have a conscience, I think that his mental  
state would be extremely stressed.  It was just a psych niche I though  could 
classify his erratic behavior patterns.  
 
liz