You Know You Have PTSD When...

[Ladyghosthunter]

when you become more keen on pointing out who is a narc and who isn't...

 

[Ronin]

When visiting people you're rather sure are, it's still the last thing you give a damn about.

 

[holdenmonty]

You know you have PTSD when you go to mental health and they see you and already press the button to unlock the door because they recognize you from all your appointments...

well technically you could say you know you have a mental illness when but it works all the same.

 

[holdenmonty]

You know you have PTSD when you can remember the vast majority of the questions on the questionnaire that they give you at every one of your appointments.

 

[Ocean5]

unlock the door because they recognize you from all your appointments....

- When you ask practice manager about bill. Told not to worry about it - you have enough to deal with, and I'm there so often. They will accept what new insurance pays (only there every 3 weeks since doctor is so booked.)

- Told I need to be seeing specialist 2-3 times a week for 6 months to a year to start.

 

[Ladyghosthunter]

....when you see old co-workers who know about your condition and they just walk on by.

 

[Ladyghosthunter]

...when you go to the mental hospital and you find out that the people there getting treatment are more sane than some assholes out in public.

 

[Ladyghosthunter]

...when people think that your condition was made up.

 

[Anrish]

@jaccat: I do the same thing. But I usually thought it was some paranoia connected to my job. :p:confused:

...when you don't complain when people are unkind or impolite to you because you're afraid of their reaction - and you don't think that you deserve it in a better way.

 

[Deleted member 27340]

...when your bubble of suppression is tearing and every single day is just a forever-increasing flow of memories coming back to you, and when you realise how many details you can actually remember...

 

[BlackbirdSinging]

When you find out your brother's going to get married soon. And that means you have to go back to the place you ran 1,200 miles to get away from to go to his wedding. A place where a lot of your traumas happened. And you want to see your brother get married and you're anxious about going back.

 

[Ocean5]

When you wake-up to the smell of something burning and firetrucks outside apartment building.

Grab your wallet, passport, and medicines. When you grab medicine you just think what the **?!?! You're already in withdrawals and know you need them to prevent more withdrawals. But to "need" to take medicine with you???

Relative you called wasn't phased by taking medicine, but was that I grabbed my passport. Like, "why would you do that?" But to me it's of course I grabbed my passport after wallet....... (But I'm in the U.S. and born here. But lived in other countries for extended periods. )

What's more messed up? Having to take medicines or going for passport before...

Good news is back in apartment after it's been airing out from smoke.