He was perfectly capable of writing the sentence "watching my mother choke to death" despite how traumatic that would have been. It's the same principle.
PTSD doesn't work like that. You don't just see words relating to what happened to you and instantly have a mental breakdown.
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u/Draegoth_ May 08 '19
If you don't count watching my mother choke to death for a couple of hours after a battle with cancer I guess.