You Know You Have PTSD When...

[Changing4Best]

WHen you really want to go to church, to go out afterwards to lunch with everyone, but you are affraid to do so at the same time, but affraid of what exactly, God only knows!

 

[girlshawn]

When sitting at your sons swim districts and its so crowded you feel panic and a suffocating weight on your chest that you spend almost the whole time in a hyper alert state making you exhausted for days.

 

[JustBe]

I remember those days, trying to survive my son's Little League, Cub Scouts and school activities. Feeling like a faliure because I'd get foggy and anxious and panicky for no reason.:(

 

[Britt.f7]

to go out afterwards to lunch with everyone, but you are affraid to do so at the same time, but affraid of what exactly, God only knows

I tend to turn down opportunities more often than not because of that. I usually end up regretting it.

I use to have issues going to my son's events. Now I haven't had any events recently. I know they are coming back up because my youngest will, once again, be in orchestra and my oldest is thinking of trying out for football.

Just crazy to me to be an adult and feel this way. I hate it.

 

[kdblossom]

When you get a flat tire and it takes over 15 minutes for you to call someone to help. I had NO spare tire and was going to need help!

 

[littlelostchild]

You keep checking to make sure your children are in the back seat of the car. They were teenagers and we were doing 60 on the freeway! Where the heck were they going to go??

 

[Gamereign555]

Dreams where you find yourself playing with road kill or falling off a cliff and landing on the ground with busted up legs and walking away no longer disturbs you.

 

[Changing4Best]

I tend to turn down opportunities... Just crazy to me to be an adult and feel this way. I hate it.

I did it though, and I enjoyed it. We went to a Mexican place and then we went to the local nursing home and visited the folks there. Old folks in nursing homes don't scare me at all. My beloved hubby was in one for the last 3 yrs of his life, so I know what it is like to be lonely there. We shook hands, smiled and my PTSD Service Dog came with me and everyone loved her! One guy even wanted to hold her (she is a dachshund, weighing 13 pounds). She was so happy to get all the attention. And since she was getting the attention, I wasn't nervous. It was OK.

 

[Britt.f7]

Old folks in nursing homes don't scare me at all.

I worked in a nursing home from the age of 16 - 19. I have to say, I loved meeting and visiting with all the people there. Such interesting stories of life.

I'm glad you went and had a good time. I usually find, if I say yes, that, after the initial anxiety, I calm down. Happens even with family.

 

[Changing4Best]

I usually find, if I say yes, that, after the initial anxiety, I calm down. Happens even with family.

Now that I think on it, that is true. Even with the old folks, I kinda really wanted to go there, I knew I'd be OK and I knew Babygirl would be the star of the show, which she was! I'm so happy I went. You see, my beloved hubby spent his last 3 yrs in a nursing home from 2002-2005 and I have always wanted to go, I just thought they would hassle me about my dog, but they didn't even ask to see her special licence or anything! It was great. (She was wearing her Service Dog vest too, so that made it easier).

 

[Chincho]

When you have the great idea of taking your family to a water park. Your family has a great time, but you spend the afternoon sitting on a chair battling an anxiety attack, and thinking that a giant must have stepped on a human ant's nest because there's people everywhere!

 

[KatB]

When every joke feels like an insult... you get so mad at yourself and feel embarrassed/ashamed because of your reaction. ( you react sensitively)...