Am I Hypervigilant or Just Paranoid?

[Deleted member 1606]

Yes, that's what it's been like for me too, though I've never articulated it that way.

I'm glad you started with "Hi, Karma", or I wouldn't have seen your post. Using the reply threads can be a bit confusing. You were replying to the main topic, not to me, so I almost missed it.

Thanks.

 

[lost girl]

The phone ringer and doorbell, make me jump cause the noise and all of a sudden, its like, who's that?, what do they want? why are they hear, and get worried that it might be someone that wants to hurt me, and makes my heart pound.

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Or on the phone, its mainly the noise, cause im sitting there in my own thoughts, and bang it rings and i jump out my skin and my heart thunds and races, my heart thuds so hard i can hear it like pressure in my ears. Good suggestion on changing the ring tone, ive made it now so it lights up when it rings, thanks for that.

How excellent about the phone lighting up instead of ringing. :) I hope that's helping you. Every once in a while I will have that reaction to somebody knocking on my door - where my heart starts pounding really hard and i become kinda hyperalert.

I hope things are going well. :)

 

[Kunoichi]

Darkhorse,

I have the same issue. I am constantly aware of things around me to the point of paranoia. The only time I'm "ok" is if I am at my families house with a bunch of my family that I know well.

I still get scared in crowds and new people. I am also really afraid of men especially, except my hubby.

I hope your doing well hun, hang in there!

 

[Simpleman33]

Darkhorse,

I remember you posted on this thread I am about to mention but I would like you to re-read my post again if you wanted to.

[DLMURL]http://www.ptsdforum.org/thread9034/2.html[/DLMURL]

Like Anthony mentioned, dont fight the guy in the car, or the phone that rings, address the cause.

I do the same things, and I have to tell myself that I am not in Iraq, that these people are not a threat to me and that I am safe. This is very hard for me to do. It does not always work for me but when it does I feel great. Its one of the things I just recently started doing so I guess it will get better as I get better at doing it.

Be well,
Eddy

 

[Simpleman33]

Darkhorse,

After reading my post again I realized it may have come across alittle harsh but I wanted you to know it was not intended that way. I just meant to say that anthony was right and my post linked was just me breaking down an aspect of the trigger vs the trauma itself.

Be well,
Eddy