What To Never Say To A Ptsd Sufferer

[Ocean5]

"Can you guarantee your own safety?

*sarcastic responses*

"Did you drive into work today?"
"What is your eating habits?"
"Exercise habits?"
"Did you cross a street today?"
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/deaths.htm

 

[Sideways]

Stupid Hospital Questions: Episode 3
"How did you sleep last night?"

Stupid Hospital Questions: Episode 4
"Was something on your mind keeping you awake?"
:tdown:
"Is that a trick question???"

 

[PTSDfree]

"Why didn't you tell anyone?"

Oh, well... It started was less than five years old, I was homeschooled for most of my life, and I even tried to, but I'm pretty sure a child can't defend themselves against a grown woman who carried a gun 24/7 (even if she's only 5'1").

"Vets deserve their PTSD. They hurt people and went into it with that intention! Like, how on earth they fall for George Bush's bullshit? Think of all those poor middle-eastern people!"

Dissing vets won't get you brownie points with people who have non-combat related PTSD.

"You get hallucinations and dissociative issues from time to time? You should look into that. It's ok if you have schizophrenia. People take medications for that stuff."

Uh. No.

"[insert facebook enlightenment type quote here]"

Alright, so I just need good vibes and love... Could I have your iPhone and parents' trust fund too? :roflmao:

 

[Ronin]

"Vets deserve their PTSD. They hurt people and went into it with that intention!

It won't get them brownie points with vets, either.

I'll quote Eminem song because he has a better line for shit like that, 'It wasn't my intentions, my intentions were good'.

 

[Rosewater]

We're not going to follow your Consultant's recommendations for your return to work. :mad:

They'll be fortunate if I don't run over there and cut their throats open...

 

[deleted]

"You just have to let it go"...grrrrr that's a guaranteed way to make me angry

 

[Deleted member 29920]

"you're just looking for sympathy and attention" :wideeyed:

 

[Deleted member 29920]

"are you sure that really happened?"

 

[Ronin]

just looking for sympathy

Yeah, because judging by unsympathetic to downright cruel comments like these, we're clearly not getting enough of it.

Of course we're looking for it. Peeople sheeple and f*cked up logic. :banghead::cautious:

 

[Heather]

"Well, I guess Selena won (daughter's abuser) and they believe her over Nicole and Brianna". "you need to stop talking about it every 5 seconds".

 

[Sideways]

Me: blah blah blah blah blah the abuse...
*awkward silence*
Them: promptly changes topics - "Sooo, how about that local sporting team, eh?"
D'oh, I said the 'A' word again - bad Ragdoll, bad!

 

[Deleted member 33052]

"why are you *still* crying about that?!?"