I mention PTSD. She reminds me that the term “post-traumatic stress disorder,” or “PTSD,” is being overused at the moment.

The problem with a lot of us, Amanda, she says, is that we are not “post”-anything.

You’re still in the thick of it. You have acute anxiety, because none of these things are in the past.

It’s still happening to you.

This is true, and I find it strangely comforting.

Post-anything, my ass.