Does anyone else think PTSD is downplayed because it is confused with trauma?

PTSD and trauma are not the same thing. PTSD is the first mental illness people think of when they think of trauma. I don’t feel that PTSD is taken seriously enough, especially by people who have trauma (which is most people). The symptoms of PTSD can be debilitating and I don’t think enough people understand this disorder. I have always had trauma but I have not always had PTSD. Also, I am not gatekeeping trauma - I am explaining that PTSD is a distinct concept from trauma.