You Know You Have PTSD When...

[DharmaGirl]

When someone knocks on your door, you open it and let out a scream because someone is standing there. Jeez, I was so embarrassed!

 

[Cactus Bloom]

When someone knocks on your door, you open it and let out a scream because someone is standing there...

Oh my goodness!!! I laughed so hard and I’m sorry because it’s horrible but so true!!! I hope you recovered!

 

[DharmaGirl]

Yep, it was an egg customer and she said she knows how that happens. Thank goodness! I scream a lot, my symptoms normally are like that so my son and I have learned to joke about it.

 

[Cactus Bloom]

Yep, it was an egg customer and she said she knows how that happens. Thank goodness! I scream a lot,...

My coworkers got a kick out of my active startle response and always tried to scare me which wasn’t difficult. I could be looking at someone and they say boo! and I would jump. My ex loved to scare me by hiding and jumping out but he didn’t even have to hide to get a reaction from me because I startle so easily. I would laugh because it was funny at my reactions so it didn’t bother me. Of course there have been times that it took me awhile to recover but I would have a good laugh which is good medicine :playful:

 

[Friday]

When you had a super awesome fantastic amazing day :D ... and have to write down a note that, no, you’re not being sarcastic. :bag:

When someone knocks on your door, you open it and let out a scream because someone is standing there...

I have soooo done that! :facepalm:

Brain! We were answering the door! We expected someone to be there! // No! No we didn’t! And. There. Waaaaaas. Quick! Hit them and run! // Shut up brain. You’re not helping. // Kick them in the knees! // oh FFS. :facepalm: Hi! Person I’m actually happy to see :D ...and am in no way going to attack // Keep your options open. // Shut Up. Really. Zip it. // Spoilsport.

 

[BlackbirdSinging]

When you can't figure out what's been wrong with you for the past few days. And then all of a sudden it hits you. It's almost July and you're almost always more symptomatic in July. And that you have an anniversary in the first week of July.

 

[Rani G2]

You open up the "past is present" Box. Getting ready for the battle, fight, aggression, power and non power, submit yourself because...
Its the game of survival.

 

[TruthSeeker]

You spend a day in tge company of your amygdala ~ anxiety fear and so on and for seemingly such a smal...

Don’t worry about what others think-I did that for years and still wonder why.

I called myself crazy when I couldnt remember things-and I felt all disorganized- but let anyone else call me crazy- then I get mad crazy! It hurts- especially in my case it was the message my abusers used to hurt me.

So I decided the word crazy is not an accurate reflection of me as a person. Crazy reminds me of a wicked witch or someone’s who just totally lost their shit a lot. I’m not like that .......often. LOL

Yesterday I was thinking of a more positive term to use to describe me-I thought and thought and came up with “loopy”. I wouldn’t get angry if someone called me loopy. I gave eccentric a few seconds of consideration-nope- I think loopy is a better description of me. I do feel crazy inside sometimes when I keep forgetting-and I do silly things a lot and miss time ..... stuff burns... miss a turn driving....I’ll admit and sometimes wonder how I’m still moving forward.

Pathetic you aren’t- and I’ve described myself with that word on more than one occasion too, in those “ moments in time” when the brain isn’t in concert with itself - and I’m super frustrated-frustrating others too. I don’t want to be seen that way or crazy, either.

I feel I’m going to give “loopy” -a less negative term- a go and see if I feel less negative about myself. I think we are the messages we believe and self- reinforce. They are hard to change.And I’m sure this won’t have any impact on me doing fewer silly forgetful frustrating things but maybe I’ll be able to laugh sooner in the moment-than days or weeks later.

You open up the "past is present" Box. Getting ready for the battle, fight, aggression, power and non p...

I get this!

 

[bumbles]

You can find a way to cuddle with any item of any shape when you need comfort :P

 

[LuckiLee]

Aww. Hugs to you @bumbles!

 

[TruthSeeker]

You can find a way to cuddle with any item of any shape when you need comfort :p

I got issues w comfort items- not there yet. Working on it.

 

[TruthSeeker]

When you had a super awesome fantastic amazing day :D ... and have to write down a note that, no, you’...

@Friday ...I can so relate- when things are going well I’m usually in the moment- elated- then the disturbing surprise happens!!! So disgusted when I find out I really wasn’t!