You Know You Have PTSD When...

[Forgetful]

WARNING a little graphic. Sorry.

@Jemini I know what you mean.
I take med to combat the nausea I deal with daily due to stress. Working to lessen the stress. Hopefully that will reduce the nausea.

So scared to vomit because of something that happened a couple years ago. I lost a lot of electrolytes after vomiting. That caused vertigo resulting in me being unable to get up off the floor. I wound up laying in it till H got home an hour later. EMTS came and had to pick me up out of it to take me to ER.

Horrifying and embarrassing.

 

[sun seeker]

When you can't tell the difference between what is something legitimate to worry about and what you are tied up in knots about because of something that happened decades ago.

 

[Deleted member 20978]

@Snafu you know what I mean that puking is no fun?

Your post makes me want to share something but as often I do actually self-censor, contrary to popular belief, when I don't want to bad-mouth someone, guilty or innocent. But ... she did leave me asleep in a pile of my puke for 5 hours texting every 20-30 minutes to say she was 15 minutes away. Which is *different* than me having some sort of bias against people who share any of her diagnoses.

I am thankful that my more "severe" symptoms have been far less since smoking pot, and from time passing since the acute stuff. I occasionally get very nauseous and occasionally vomit unexpectedly, and only a couple times since 2 years ago have aspirated at night, which is the worst.

 

[Ronin]

You put labels on daily-needs things.

Because just looking at a bottle of water isn't enough to tell you to drink. On another hand, orders make sense always, so labels it is. Water --> Drink. Meds --> Don't eat this one, return it to pharmacy. Food --> Eat & intervals. Work --> Pause. R&R.

 

[Deleted member 20978]

Can't even tell if you're addressing me. Is how much I am totally lost at this point.

Not a criticism at all. Unless you are seriously hating on me, in which case..

 

[Deleted member 20978]

You think everything is about you

 

[Deleted member 20978]

You suddenly feel like puking because people who you cared about and vice versa suddenly hate you and you're right back in it.

You can't for the life of you figure out why sympathy turns to antagonism. Shame and guilt consume you but you can't do anything about it.

You can't tell when it's your own triggers or someone else's.

 

[Lionheart]

...when you have to deal with a 13 year old boy who has oppositional defiance disorder.

 

[Ronin]

a 13 year old boy who has oppositional defiance disorder.

Meeting basic needs & letting him know following the rules is not about you, but good for him, as the gist of things.

 

[Lionheart]

I just spoke with him and had a rather intelligent conversation he is well behaved at times and can be very grown up when he chooses to be..I am trying to encourage that in him and as you said, letting him know that following the rules is good for him, maybe we can reward him in some way as well.

 

[Ronin]

Also: You're not an authority that's causing issues for him. You're a person who simplifies his problems if he abides by what you're saying, smoothening up everything he's opposed to. It's a win-win situation if he does just what you ask (& spares his time instead of being with annoying you.)

(* not saying you're annoying at all. Talking about perspective turns & how to put that.)

 

[Ronin]

, letting him know that following the rules is good for him

Bright folks. ;)

Please don't forget self care, though. I know this job (as, activity) can be taxing quite a bit. :)