You Know You Have PTSD When...

[HypnoticallyChaotic]

When you sometimes wonder if you're going senile.

When you feel numb about the approaching holiday and are grateful for the numbness.


When you have an anxiety attack because you made a joke...

 

[Ronin]

When you sometimes wonder if you're going senile.

When you don't wonder that. When you wonder if you can assist people even when dumped on the head and bugf*ck nuts.

Erh, I meant to say 'brain injured and momentarily volatile'. :P

 

[Not Important]

When you start to feel as if there's six degrees of separation between your own thoughts: a seemingly benign thought can branch off and then leads you to one that reminds you of some past trauma, and boom, before you know it, the whole afternoon is ruined.

 

[Recovery4Me]

When you are proud to give a gift of Pepper Spray for Christmas.:roflmao:

 

[Ocean5]

Pepper Spray for Christmas.:roflmao:

ROFL that's a good one.

Having researched before I bought I recommend SpitFire pepper spray by Sabre. Fast deploying, discrete, and police strength. Not that I've needed to use it yet. Makes me feel safer just in case.

 

[Anrish]

@Recovery4Me : Spicey and hot present. :D

When you drive and wince because the car in front of you has a letter combination on its license plate that is the same one as your ex had....:eek:

 

[Changing4Best]

When you can't remember what it feels like to be the way you were before the trauma.

 

[Ronin]

When people have to remind you there was trauma lately in your life.

What do you mean, I'm fine, just pissed off I can't be effective fine, and what happened?

 

[Recovery4Me]

When you are so tired of censoring what you are trying to share, so that other party does not freak-
that you decide maybe all your 3-D friends should be trauma therapist.

 

[Ronin]

When you sum abusive interactions as 'it was frickin' weird, man' instead of going into details, because you remember most of your friends don't have PhD in criminal psych and you shouldn't go that lingo on them.

And then try to keep remembering it because it's a language that makes it make sense, instead of 'the f*ck do I do with a sucker that won't back off and I can't move'.

 

[Recovery4Me]

@Cashew :roflmao: Monocular terminology as a result of years of exploration dedicated to healing can be a drawback during social engagements.

Actually freshly occurred:

~when your use of your terminology with family is viewed as part of a problem (because you focus too much on getting better).

When your response:meh: is said in perfect tonal quality without a hint of the sarcasm for their judgement, "Must be nice to be normal. Next life, maybe God will let me."

 

[Ronin]

Monocular terminology as a result of years of exploration dedicated to healing can be a drawback during social engagements.

:hilarious::hilarious::whistling::hug: