What To Never Say To A Ptsd Sufferer

[Heather]

I was told, "you are a miserable person."

Nice, huh?

a$$hole.

 

[Deleted member 32731]

"What did I do to deserve you acting like this?!"-my dad
Oh wow I'm so horrible haha. Because you control the way I act. No I do but don't you think if I could change I would?! Wow

 

[Deleted member 32731]

Or, "This just happened in New Castle, your life is much better. Stop being so upset."
COME ON!!!

 

[Deleted member 29920]

T: you're remaining the victim, why don't you stop being the victim?

Ugh. I got rid of that one and complained about her.

 

[Ronin]

'Come on, it wasn't that bad'

The same person who couldn't sit through Oldboy, because it was 'so drastic and terrible'. That movie? So much milder version of my life, several years long.
Stfu & move it, asshole, nobody asked you.

 

[Heather]

Told someone about what happened with my daughter and asked if we could talk.

Response: "you are dwelling on it to much".

 

[Sideways]

Been in hospital a couple of weeks. Every friggin day:
"Can you rate your mood on a scale of 1 to 10?"

You want me to quantify it for you?? Seriously?? Would you like me to come up with an algorithm to heal myself while I'm at it??

Gahhh:banghead:

Note to self: in the interests of getting discharged, just toss them a number...and no, "please check the number and dial again" is NOT a helpful response!

Vented. Back to my zen place now:whistling:

 

[Ronin]

'Have you tried drawing yet to get it out'

Swear to god. Reliving the worst moments of my life really isn't some blocks or whatever the f*ck the psychobabble says about it since Freud. And thanks no thanks, with the Bad Stuff? Engaging art drags up more of it in uncontrollable fashion, the exact opposite of what I f*cking need.

That's why I'm so darned selective about what I allow myself exposition to and when, it's not me being a control freak, or too sensitive, or whatever else you have, but knowing my set offs & timing for them & how bad they'll set me off rather well.... until I'm deep in & putting brakes on this loose train is nigh on impossible.

 

[Ocean5]

That's why I'm so darned selective about what I allow myself exposition to and when, it's not me being a control freak, or too sensitive, or whatever else you have, but knowing my set offs & timing for them & how bad they'll set me off rather well..

Exactly

 

[lostforgottensoul]

I get told about every day:

1. Thats too horrible, it couldnt of happened

Like horrible things dont happen every day. What about the house in Cleveland to name one?

2. Just get over it

If i could i would

3. Push it away

I spent 10 yrs in denial with it all supressed, all it got me was becoming a drug addict

4. Its not happening now (my therapist says that at times but my dad does every day)

Its happening in my head and every time i dare to sleep now along with flashbacks whenever they choose to occur

5. However my dad decides to minimize it so that its not abuse.

However you want to spin it, its abuse

6. Why are to dwelling in it now

Its dwelling on me

7. Why cant you just leave the past in the past

Because its my present

Just to name a few. Im sure i can think of more.

 

[Sideways]

Stupid questions you get in hospital: Episode 2

"Can you guarantee your own safety?"

Lady, I haven't been able to guarantee my own safety since I was a teenager. If you want guarantees, go work in a bank:mad:

 

[BlueOrange]

I do remember a psychologist who refused to give me any of the help that I was asking for, then (right at the end) asks me, "Are you... at risk?"

Naturally, I put a brave face on it. The alternative was a tantrum.