Nicolette
Supporter Admin
Hi everyone.
The Carers' section has been pretty quiet lately....it doesn't seem there are many around at the moment which I can only interpret as a good sign that all their sufferers are doing well :wink:
I was just wondering how do you get others (those who do not have PTSD nor have someone with PTSD in their life) to understand you?
Experience has helped me as when I read a particular thread the other day in this section I found I wanted to respond but realised that I shouldn't....and the only reason I knew that was experience. There have been times in the past where I have come into PTSD Chat and had my head bitten off for no other reason than my inexperience and ignorance to PTSD :rolleyes:. I am but no means saying that it was wrong that I was snapped at as it is ultimately the PTSD section. I posted with innocence and good intent but I did not realise the impact it had on the PTSD sufferer.
Curiosity has brought me here today to ask you how do you get others to understand that your view of the world, due to your trauma and illness, is different and causes you to act differently? I myself have experienced a lot of trauma but I don't understand the mental aspect that PTSD inflicts upon you. I can empathise from a trauma point of view and perhaps that has helped me here but how do you deal with someone you have never met before and says things which trigger you....I do realise there has been a lot of discussion of late of what you find annoying/frustrating etc.... but how do you maintain yourself with someone new when you can control your illness?
The Carers' section has been pretty quiet lately....it doesn't seem there are many around at the moment which I can only interpret as a good sign that all their sufferers are doing well :wink:
I was just wondering how do you get others (those who do not have PTSD nor have someone with PTSD in their life) to understand you?
Experience has helped me as when I read a particular thread the other day in this section I found I wanted to respond but realised that I shouldn't....and the only reason I knew that was experience. There have been times in the past where I have come into PTSD Chat and had my head bitten off for no other reason than my inexperience and ignorance to PTSD :rolleyes:. I am but no means saying that it was wrong that I was snapped at as it is ultimately the PTSD section. I posted with innocence and good intent but I did not realise the impact it had on the PTSD sufferer.
Curiosity has brought me here today to ask you how do you get others to understand that your view of the world, due to your trauma and illness, is different and causes you to act differently? I myself have experienced a lot of trauma but I don't understand the mental aspect that PTSD inflicts upon you. I can empathise from a trauma point of view and perhaps that has helped me here but how do you deal with someone you have never met before and says things which trigger you....I do realise there has been a lot of discussion of late of what you find annoying/frustrating etc.... but how do you maintain yourself with someone new when you can control your illness?