Anger At Fake Ptsders

[Ogat]

I'm pissed that there are people who fake PTSD; sometimes it's clear they don't even know what PTSD is, nor do they have any trauma, nor symptoms. There may be some of them here.

There I said it. I wish I could go "poof, be gone" and they'd disappear off the forum.

I wonder what a therapist feels when they feel this, that their patient is faking a Dx and really hasn't a clue how transparent it is. Then have the real person who is really suffering the Dx come in. I'd puke. I could not deal with that, obviously.

 

[Inof]

There are fakers everywhere in the world, not just ptsd. It annoys me,too. What we can do? Don't worry, they are wasting their own precious time and they may not gain anything from that.

 

[Latun]

Meh. Usually pisses me off. Hurting too much to give a f*ck about anyone else at the moment. They wanna go be lame? f*ckin welcome to it.

 

[Utono]

What about the ones who say "I've got PTSD from being dumped by my boyfriend."? No you don't honey. That's just an old fashioned broken heart.

 

[Epod]

Various people show various excuses. So creative they are, aren't they?

 

[Efacu]

Wait, are we talking about repeat customers? If so, I haven't noticed any. I just like to complain about the ones who have "minor" trauma in comparison and come here and whine about petty problems that everyone in the real world has like they're gonna get much sympathy from a lot of people who have it a helluva lot worse than they do!

I think we're pretty good at telling those who have PTSD from a bad trip or a broken heart (and not other criterion A trauma) to buzz off because its not PTSD, and they tend to leave because they are pissed and think the DSM is wrong and their psychiatrist is right.

 

[Evot]

Lol - you mean you can't self diagnose PTSD after a particularly harrowing stubbed toe?

 

[Kavuw]

For all the comments about this, I have to say I have not yet noticed anyone like that since I've been here.

 

[Kunem]

Sometimes people do have real issues but they either save them for their diary or they might not feel comfortable putting it out there on the internet but they still feel like they need to communicate with others who are suffering and can relate. I agree that there probably are some who think they have PTSD when they don't but I'd be very careful with my judgement about anyone without knowing more about them. Just my two cents, of course.

 

[Icu]

It is very hard to talk about those people who are only in their own trauma diaries. They must be doing for their own safety and avoid public exposure.

 

[Baje]

In a private trauma diary for premium members, yes. Otherwise their diaries get just as much exposure to other members as any other post.

 

[Ujic]

I understand your frustration. I also think that those who fake something, or actually believe they have something that they clearly do not, suffer another illness that I do not have the personal understanding of. I try to skim thru unbelievables, or superficials, and in person weed them out of my life. I had a woman who befriended me that lives an hour away. She has all kind of medical problems, some are real, some are not. She claims things such as this, my labs read normal ranges, but for me normal is not normal, my thyroid is off if it is in normal range. She will be too weak to walk up steps, then want to go dancing and do a 3 hr aerobic work out. I get a text that she fell down steps and knocked teeth out but when I call and ask right questions, teeth are loose and dentist put stabilizer in. Always exagerated problems.

Please do not misunderstand my kindness for stupidity. I am not going to confront on such issues, but I have to eliminate from my life. Attention seekers are very toxic, and will drain you and they contribute no real substance to any relationship. Sometimes they believe all they say, sometimes they are sociopaths, sometimes they dont fit in any place else, and sometimes they are so insecure that there is something from their past that makes them such pathological liars. Who knows what else. They are suffering something. Just always follow your gut and protect yourself first. And you have a right to feel however you feel about such behavior.

Ironically, the one thing I have the most distaste for in others are those who lie to me, for any reason, who make up stories, who are undermining. Yet since ptsd, it seems I have attracted more of these people than ever. I think it is because I lost the assertiveness to stand up, to speak up, to say, what you are telling me does not make sense and confront the issue. Maybe my own fear, but it is self destructive to allow it to take up any space in our heads. I have had to distance myself from these people.