You Know You Have PTSD When...

[Nighthawk]

You know you have PTSD when you see the caller ID and you get triggered by who us calling.

NH

 

[BloomInWinter]

When you use more planning in a weekly trip to get groceries than most use in building a house...

 

[alixipain]

You know you have PTSD when you open your cabinets to see almost no food, yet have a 4 month supply stashed away in a closet that you wont touch unless its an emergency!

- Most times you consider that emergency to be Not having food in the house, to starve again!

 

[intothelight]

When you are planning to have a "big" family get together, decide to make it potluck so it will be easy; but forgot what you ask people to bring and who told you what they were bringing. Oh well, I always forget where I hide the eggs too!

 

[Heather]

you know you have PTSD when you can't wait for the whole Easter thing to be over so you can crawl back on the couch and do NOTHING

 

[Amy Jo]

Oh my gawd this is the funniest thing I've read on PTSD!!!! Yes--keep them coming!

 

[Srain]

You know you have PTSD when:
The full cabinets of food you have are actually expired - dated 2004, including all the vitamin 'cures' for sleep and anxiety bought by you to help you sleep those long weeks of thinking that if you just painted the living room red, glued branches to walls, ripped up the flooring but your husband talked you out of, hoping that redirecting you to painting on actual canvas might be a better idea.

You know you have PTSD when:
You think even your GPS is trying to get you lost on purpose just to mess with you.

You know you have PTSD when:
You are you go from - zero to "I'll take to hell with me" - over anyone stepping over your boundaries after politely pointing out to please don't do that and why.

Rain

 

[Marlene]

When you wake up one day and the insanity that is PTSD is now your normal. When the anger you've carried for so long at the fact that your life has had to make such a radical shift is gone. You know the PTSD is still there and can raise its ugly head when it wants to, but you actually start feeling human again.

 

[Heather]

You know you have PTSD when you try to read what has been written and go huh? Read it again and go what? Read it again still can't understand it. WTF?

 

[cat]

....when you can't remember big chunks of your daughters wedding & it was only 2 days ago, dissociation gone mad again!

 

[ISupportHer]

You know someone else struggles with PTSD when you read a post and know they are in another country and are awake and posting in the middle of the night. Not directed at anyone right now but is something I notice at times.

(((HUGS))) to all who suffer. At ANY time of the day or night.

ISH

 

[cat]

Thanks ISH, you are always so thoughtful xx