You Know You Have PTSD When...

[ISupportHer]

When Home Alone is a personal goal, not a movie title. :)

 

['91 Girl]

When you're jealous of people who are on disability because you come home from work exhausted and almost unable to function most days.

 

[Red Feather]

When you have to run your errands in slow motion, so as to not over-exert yourself.

 

[KatB]

When you see your psychiatrist for the first time and he uses the word "normal"...(aghhh!)
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When you can not tell whether you're hungry because you haven't ate yet or b/c your appt exaggerated your hunger...

 

[BlackbirdSinging]

When you go out to dinner with family and friends and the topic of conversation ends up being about something that is triggering to you.. and you feel anxious and start to realize that you're getting triggered right there in the middle of a restaurant. And then it takes all of your effort to tune out the conversation or not go running out of the restaurant.

 

[Springer80]

When you startle at your startle response! I'm not kidding, My mind slipped the other day and I dropped the remote control which made me startle and and something triggered and I caught it before i landed which made me jump. :rolleyes:

 

[Core]

When an ambulance comes for somebody else, and for a second you consider going outside to ask if they can take you with them. (Actually cheered myself up!)

 

[Changing4Best]

When you hear a car accident outside your window, a BIG one, and you freeze, before it finally occurs to you that you should take your cell phone out there and call 911 and see if anyone needs your help. I am happy to say that when I got on the line with the 911 Dispatcher though, I was pleased at how calm I was! I'm just displeased that it took me a minute or maybe 2 to get myself unfrozen enough to go help. There was a pregnant girl in one of the vehicles, she got out and walked away from it, but she was limping and holding her knee. I told the dispatcher she needed an ambulence. He agreed to send one.

 

[Core]

I was pleased at how calm I was! I'm just displeased that it took me a minute or maybe 2 to get myself unfrozen enough to go help.

Your frustration is understandable, but remember that freezing is a natural reaction. You did great with helping and staying calm, how inspirational. :)

 

[Maggiemay]

...when your precriptions cost more than your weekly shop!! ;)

 

[Core]

When "alerts" read "startle" and "Freud" reads "Fraud" :rolleyes:

When for the first time in months, you have that "going to school tomorrow"-feeling... and it's Saturday.

 

[Chincho]

When you need your son to go with you to the convenience store in the corner, and even then you get a panic attack.