He is an engineer who travels a lot for his work, and was supposed to board the MH370 plane. On that very day he wasn’t feeling well so he cancelled the trip and somehow had very fortunately avoided to be one of the victims of the ill-fated aircraft.

Though he didn’t think that way. He didn’t see himself as “very lucky”. His mind keeps playing what happened if he boarded the plane, where he would be right now, and how his family and friends would feel. Everyone keeps telling him how thankful he should be.

But he had to come to see us few weeks later. Because of what’s playing in his mind, causing him so much anxiety and fear, couldn’t sleep, couldn’t work, and of course, couldn’t travel for work.

He has worked for this company for over 20 years, but now the company isn’t understanding of his situation, and would want him to leave if he couldn’t continue to do his work (including travelling around for the projects).

Quite often we thought PTSD attacks people who actually experienced the incident, it is also possible for people who had not experienced it, but merely observed it happen (like some who got PTSD following the 911 incident), or for some who almost experience it!