You Know You Have PTSD When...

[Zef]

. . .when your 10-year-old daughter gives you a hug and says, 'good talk, dad' after a conversation because you've been isolating yourself too much.

 

[amethist]

Bless her Zef.

Give her a hug from us all here.

 

[Middle of Nowhere]

Enjoying this tremendously everyone :roflmao:!!!

You know you have ptsd when you are almost hit by a snow ball and you gain a new trigger.
Is it real or memorex....only your closest friends can tell.
Your bi polar friends don't even understand your depression and anxiety.
You consider yourself fearful, but your trauma diary would scare all the horror genre producers in the world out of the Business.
Your kids don't call you anything anymore because you find your own name too judgmental.
Drum roll Please..........
You know you have ptsd when it took you 45 minutes to get five lousy jokes from your mind to the post
because it's windy.

Blessings all

 

[Girl3]

You know you have PTSD when horribly sad songs make you think "this would be the background music for that scene in my life."

 

[DontGiveUpOnMe]

You have a route A, B , C, D, E.......to get to school/work everyday.... cuz u have to avoid one of them sometimes.

 

[DontGiveUpOnMe]

You know you have PTSD when horribly sad songs make you think "this would be the background music for that scene in my life."

wow I can relate to THIS one

 

[angel2write]

When you wake up in the morning with no will to live whatsoever. And it takes 45 minutes of hard thought to find a reason to get out of bed and keep breathing.

 

[angel2write]

Anyone else have this one?

When all your clothes and sheets have to be clean, clean, clean because the slightest smell of sweat makes it impossible for you to wear/use them.

(I also trigger on the smell of some cleansers. :notworthy: )

 

[Zef]

Kinda the opposite of Angel's. . .when your wife no longer enjoys cuddling with your pillows because they have been soaked with night sweats.

 

[intothelight]

You keep repeating the same thing over and over again like some type of deranged mantra...so you don't forget; but then you forgot why you are repeating what you are repeating and why it was important to remember....:eek:

 

[Jen93]

You know you have PTSD when....

1. your 18 year old self and your 13 year old self start having arguments.

"They emotionally abused you sweetie, it's okay though, they're not here." "They didn't. They're nice."

"You're in denial." "No I'm not. The other kids say they're nice when I try to talk about the teachers to them."

"Maybe they're just being mean to you, after all, the kids ARE NOT your friends." "Yes they are, I hang out with them all the time"

"They ran away from you, laughed at you, and blamed you for something that wasn't your fault" "Yes it was my fault. I should have told someone."

"They emotionally abused you sweetie. She wanted you to feel ashamed about yourself, and she hit you." "No she didn't, it was a tap"

"I'm sure that's what they told you." "It's true."

"Is not." "Is too." "Is not" "Is too Is too Is too! *cries* I hate you."

"Oh Jen, SHUT UP You're confusing me!" :confused:

And THAT'S what talking to yourself means, ladies and gentlemen. ;)

2. When your thirteen year old self wins every dumb argument... and you are amazed at how persuasive they can be with their whiny little voice.

3.When your twelve year old self and your abusive teachers are the only ones who truly see the real you for who you are.

4. When you spend more time with your abusive teachers and bullies than you do with your family.

 

[Jen93]

You know you have PTSD when...

At the age of 18, you finally know your right from your left, and the way you can tell is by if someone is sitting on your left you get a panic attack, but if they sit to your right you're fine.

(I always had trouble knowing my right from my left, when I got this trigger the trouble of right and left went away after two days.)