People Faking Ptsd

[Lolefu]

. Why does it matter?

Nozafe/Ava, here.

To me, individually it doesn't matter. if I'm looking for help, or understanding? Then, definitions matter. Because I'm dealing with other people.

Individually, it doesn't matter what is making me sick, if I can take care of it on my own. If I can't? It matters that others have studied different kinds of sickness and know how to treat it. That means taxonomy. Grouping like things together. Discovering microbes. Finding out the differences between bacteria, viruses, fungi, prions, parasites, poisons, genetic diseases. Studying each illness. Separating each out from each other. So that a "wasting fever" isn't treated with chemo & radiation when it's a parasite that can be treated with one pill.

So. Do I have PTSD? Do I have a life long cyclic disorder that is highly manageable, but often lethal? Or do I have something else? Something maybe better dealt with a different way? What can I do about what I do have? What works? What doesn't work? These -and others- are questions we can only answer if we know what we're dealing with. If we have a common frame of reference. Have shared definitions. Or we're just reinventing the wheel every single time.

The better we understand a thing? Whether it's science, or strategy, or something else that starts with S ;) The better able we are to deal with it. As people. As a group. As individuals? It only matters what the group is doing when we're depending on -or a part of- that group.

I care a little too much about other people. I care that they're getting the right treatment. I care that what I do doesn't hurt them unnecessarily. So those same questions I want to know for myself? Isn't just about me. It's about everyone. I believe that everyone deserves the best standard of care, the best knowledge, the best help they can get. And that means knowing what we're dealing with. As much as we're able to. I'm a closet romantic; I believe, very strongly that people deserve the best of everything. In love, or medicine, family, career, life. To me, that's just & fair. But? Fair isn't everyone gets the same thing. Fair is everyone gets what they need, to be their best.

I want people with PTSD to get the help they need. I want people with other problems to get the help they need. I want the people studying all of those things to get what they need to better understand what we're all dealing with, whatever it may be.

I care about other people. I care about myself.

For me, that's why it matters.

 

[Iku]

Please don't be rude! We have people from non-English speaking countries, people on mobile devices typing fast, many her...

My husband is dyslexic. He has the same problem so yes, please be kind.

 

[Uhakag]

You must be at least this tall to ride this ride.

Beyond that, I DGAF what brought people here. I care what they're d...

Alot of it is this generation. They've heard of three or four disorders. Two are "cool". PTSD and ocd. They've heard of depression, bipolar, PTSD and ocd. Oh wait...maybe general anxiety? They don't even know that there is an entire BOOK of issues out there but describe themselves based on web MD and Facebook. Just my take.

 

[Ofo]

You must be at least this tall to ride this ride.

Beyond that, I DGAF what brought people here. I care what they're d...

Yes!! For the first time in over 20 years....I'm starting to be able to sleep most of the night. For the first time in i dont know how long I don't feel the " run run run " constantly. Why?because I found a damn good therapist, this site, and the right diagnosis.

 

[Temesit]

PTSD gets faked. There's a bunch of other ailments that get faked. Of all the diagnostic criteria, criterion A is the least reliable when it comes to assessing someone's current level of suffering and how badly they need help.

But the 'cheating police' never seem interested in the other criteria - the conversation always seems to center around whether the other person's trauma is dramatic or glamorous enough.

 

[Alon]

I just ignore them.

Most often it seems like the stubbed toe victims, are really looking for attention more than anything.
Good or bad, whatever they can get.

Agree with them? Validate the nonsense.
Disagree with them? Validates the victim, martyr complex, nonsense. Either way, it feeds the nonsense.

What would make someone do this?
I honestly don't care.

Don't give them the attention they seek, they'll soon get lonely. Then go find something else to "suffer" from.

I'll put in the educational post if no one else has already. But after that, nah. I can't expect to change their minds. This is still the internet after all.

There's my two cents.

 

[Wibuw]

Nope



It's horrible.



Neither can i

So all assumptions aside, I was horrified about people claiming to have PTSD ov...

Define "normal life stressor". I'm not sure what that is. I don't know what a " normal life " is

 

[Dujat]

I have not read all these responses. I find this ridiculous. I just wanted to say that a simple life stressor can sometimes trigger a response from a not-remembered childhood trauma. So say putting the dog down relates back to something in the past when the sufferer thought he was going to die when he was 2 or 3 years old. So it just doesn't matter why someone feels she has ptsd. If she meets the criteria and needs support, she should be here.

 

[Tudona]

I have not read all these responses. I find this ridiculous. I just wanted to say that a simple life stressor can someti...

Yeah but in your case the person is diagnosing themselves. (Re someone "feeling" they have PTSD is different than actually having it and being diagnosed by a doctor.) It's pretty damn easy to look at a list of symptoms and think they apply to you. It's impossible to tell these people that a diagnosis matters because you cannot self diagnose a mental disorder.

 

[Edaz]

I'm not posting this to hurt any feelers but does anybody else get the feeling that people lie or think they have ptsd whe...

Yes.

It's the people that haven't been professionally diagnosed that I tend to roll my eyes at.
The reason I do this, is because I'm thinking that they should first get themselves to the Dr and not self diagnose.
However, You can't compare your trauma with anybody else's. It is a very selfish and judgemental thing to do imo. And, what was traumatic for you, may not be so for another person experiencing what you did.
PTSD is as unique as the individuals we are, but yes, I do think that some people 'think' they have PTSD, when in fact all they need is someone to talk to.

 

[Nunik]

Oh and as for faking PTSD, I've yet to see anyone who can actually fake a PTSD symptom successfully.

If I read about someone saying "I have terrifying flashbacks and am scared of people, but in the same sentence," but I go out partying and socialising every night" I would deem that person a liar . Because, it's an oxymoron.
I don't know about anybody else, but I have zero control over my flashbacks and cannot control when, where and why they happen... When I say that I can't socialise because of my flashbacks, I really f#cking mean it.

 

[Uceve]

I do think that some people 'think' they have PTSD, when in fact all they need is someone to talk to.

Very very true. Which is why I'm glad we've got a strong expectation that people will get themselves into therapy. Let the therapist (who has far better information than us) handle all of that.