Ptsd Specific Emot-icons

[Anarchy]

We've got a good selection of emoticons, but what might PTSD forum specific emoticons look like?

A dog kennel for "He/She has isolated again"?

a figure made of lots of little emoticons for parts?

What would yours be?

 

[Ed Norton]

Red faces for overwhelmed, I like the dog kennel

 

[Riot]

Down or betrayed by life? Snake eyes.
Wracking your brain? Gears inside a head.
Reminiscing/Past/Fleeting Moments? Hourglass.


Awesome idea! :)

 

[scout86]

A pair of eyes, peeking out from under a bed. Could be either the "sufferer" or "what lives under the bed".

Great idea @Anarchy ! I have a long drive this afternoon and this will give me something fun to think about.

And, I'm thinking more a cave, high on a rugged mountain, with rolls of barbed wire blocking the path for "isolating" but maybe that's just me. LOL

 

[Riot]

@scout86, a pair of scared eyes looking out from a dark opening/cave could work really well, too! Like a secluded type of icon. Great idea. :)

 

[Ronin]

'I'm not feeling / not feeling properly, but can someone please move the trainwreck in my head'?

... Trainwreck would also at times be good summary for life at large.

 

[Friday]

More choices? Nooooooooooooooo...... LOL

For real. My PTSD specific emoticons = fewer.

In point of fact... I don't use the drop down menu of them 99% of the time. There's too many I can't see/process them, it's just a sea of yellow dots. >.< I just look up the BB Smilee codes /memorized and type them to avoid ....choices??? Aieeeeeeeeeee. No! Not that!!! Anything but that!

So my PTSD emoticons would be a box full of <sings>wide open spaces<sings> And, like 5 choices. Wait wait... 14! 16? 17 maaaaybe :speechless:

:) :D :sneaky: :p :banghead: :inlove: :wtf: :smug: ;) :hilarious: :roflmao: :shifty::cautious: :O_o: :mad: :eek: :facepalm: :headphone:

<chuckling> But then, again? I also do the [ ] <<< This is an emotion free zone thing on a regular basis! Emotions? Gah. Bleeding damn emotions, getting in the way and mucking everything up. Begone! Go away! (Come back?) Go, go, go! :shifty: Emotions :wtf:

 

[Ocean5]

Great thread.

A dog kennel for "He/She has isolated again"?

So relate.

cave, high on a rugged mountain, with rolls of barbed wire blocking the path for "isolating"

Can I move there? Could always add an electrical charge to barbed wire to make sure people stayed out ;) Solar power, or steam, to keep it off the grid.

How about a shattered mirror that somehow still wants to hope.

 

[Ronin]

<freedom> <freedom> <air> <functional parachutes> @FridayJones.

 

[Neverthesame]

:grumpy: - This is my favourite. No idea what it's actually supposed to represent. Besides my face first thing in the morning.

:bored: - My work face.

What about hand gestures?
Waving, :tdown::tup::stop: these minus the little yellow guy. Churchill's victory sign, (Nixon's peace sign if you prefer).

I'm with Ed on the dog kennel. Good idea Anarchy.

 

[EveHarrington]

Mine would just be a wall. Not banging my head on a wall, just a wall to symbolize the walls I put up between myself and everyone else.

I'd also just want two big open eyes. I do the 1,000 yard stare at times. It's like I see right through people.

 

[Kintsugi]

@FridayJones, I forgot we had a drop-down menu. :hilarious: I just memorize them, occasionally reference, and then I'm like, Oh right, we have that really great one! :bored: is my current favorite.

My PTSD emoticons are all pretty much here... :wtf: :meh: :sorry: :bag: :dead: :cautious: :shifty: :sour: :sick: :stop: :ninja: :nailbiting:

Someone (sorry, I can't remember who) uses :brb: on my "Your Day in Emoticons" thread for dissociation, and I love that.