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Sufferer Ptsd/post abortion syndrome

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Exactly , that’s why I decided to take the step and research and that’s when I came across t...

Anxiety: Constant ruminating and intrusive thoughts about "what ifs" spiraling in my head. What if my husband is in an accident? What if my dad doesn't come home? What if my brother is stuck at work? Etc. I was also hyper-aware of my surroundings and listening for things like ambulance sirens. I was having panic attacks constantly, especially when I was alone. I couldn't sit still; I felt I was jumping out of my skin.
 
LOL Well, then you have anxiety. My condolences.
Ugh , haha . I do that all the time . I usually have panic attacks when I’m in school cause I go to college or when I feel immense pressure. I had thought that it was just because I was a college student and that had come with the stress of being in college.
 
Some anxiety is healthy and normal. Normal anxiety is getting like getting nervous before a big test or before public speaking. When your nervous thoughts impede your ability to function normally, that's when it's anxiety that you need to treat. The anxiety that accompanies PTSD is usually anxiety that needs to be treated. Otherwise, if we were functioning normally, we wouldn't have PTSD, or PAS, in your case.
 
Some anxiety is healthy and normal. Normal anxiety is getting like getting nervous before a big test or be...
No I don’t mean like normal nervousness from before a test . Like I have a panic attack when I see the first question where like my heart races or I can’t breathe and I just wanna breakdown in tears immediately . And I’m super aware of my surroundings watching everyone , and if they’re watching me afraid something will happen . And constantly thinking about my family with what if’s sometimes that I catch myself thinking about in the moment and try to make myself stop thinking about
 
Well, that's what I meant by the suppressing affecting you physically. You never dealt with it, so it's co...
Oh okay . I understand . & I don’t know where the overeating would lie . I started over eating / emotional eating , or eating comfort food and it’s caused me to gain weight which is also making me more depressed.
 
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