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ObjectivePsychological morbidity, including post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), is common in survivors of intensive care. Intrusive memories of trauma are important symptoms of PTSD. Research has not established which aspects of intensive care are most traumatizing; invasive medical procedures, fear of dying from life‐threatening illness or injury, or effects of psychoactive drugs, including hallucinations...