Do people with PTSD tend to have a lot of crazy things happen to them?

Like, does hypervigilance create some sort of self-fulfilled prophecy so crazy things just keep happening to them again and again? People think I go out looking for trouble but I swear, every second of every day, I do everything I can to stay OUT of trouble.

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hippyjoe1955 · 70-79, M

A good friend of mine was badly burned in a horrific industrial accident. I thought he was completely recovered until one night we were sitting around a campfire when a spark landed at his feet. He went racing off into the forest running completely blind. A few hours later he was able to find his way back to the camp. The spark triggered his PTSD and his running was pure panic.