Anger At Fake Ptsders

[Momadat]

The thing that makes me angry is probably not so much the fakers but the joker/fakers. I was at the mall a while ago and saw somebody standing in front of a store that was closed and they said o no now I have ptsd because this store is closed I will never be able to come to this mall ever again... I know they were being very sarcastic but why the hell would somebody joke about ptsd.

 

[Foba]

I was diagnosed just the other day. Before that, I just thought I was nuts I guess. Even still, seeing people who try to say that they have a mental illness or whatever, solely for attention, drive me crazy. Like, though I'm in no place to judge, you almost positively didn't get PTSD from that time someone offended you on Facebook a couple weeks ago. I see it mostly on sites like Tumblr, where it appears a lot of the people go undiagnosed and they're finding ways to be offended about every goddamn thing.

...Whew. That aside, I try to not judge. I wish people out there didn't feel the need to lie about a condition. I hope they get the care they need..to be honest.

 

[Ogat]

My mother in law thinks it is supportive to say "I've read a lot about PTSD and think I have some form of it." (Guffaw!) She says she's reading up on it to gain understanding of me, but I think it's more personal and I have no problem with the fact that she might think she has it and want to know more. In fact, she does have complex trauma, but she lacks the DSM criteria for PTSD. Trauma can beget other disorders.

I know she's trying to be supportive or say that I'm not a freak to her, and maybe we have something in common, but, I have to hold back on saying that I think her made up "different forms" means she doesn't know what she's talking about, which she usually doesn't.

She means mostly well, but her greatest fault is that she goes through all the information on any given subject and still gets the thing bassackward. I love her anyway because I love my DH.

 

[Ozut]

I know I'm always terrified that people will think that I'm pretending or over-exaggerating my problems and was very reluctant when coming to this site in case people felt I had lesser traumas or was just experiencing normal things. I know that it definitely comes from my own feelings of being invalidated and how long I minimised it to myself.

I think as many others have said here, maybe looking at things from within could be helpful. Venting can be healthy and believe me I totally understand the annoyance (e.g. I frequently encounter people thinking they have eating disorders which REALLY gets to me, as someone struggling with one), but I suppose if you're looking for more of a way to move forward from the frustration and irritation, it may need to be about looking at what it brings up for YOU?

And if someone is outright lying or pretending, then they have problems of their own - maybe the need to be validated about everything and be assured that people will support them, like they may be more likely to if they have a "label". I feel sad for them that they would "want" a disorder, or feel the need to pretend that they do have it.

 

[Gumafa]

im not so sure its 'faking' so much as IGNORANCE = and a touch of OTT drama attached. breaking up with a boyfriend is not PTSD - they only THINK it is, cos they want the level of their hurt to be matched by a diagnosis.

getting ptsd form smoking dope - also another case of ignorance.

 

[Ebasaw]

Some people are ridiculous. Just ridiculous. They can do anything to get attention like that.

 

[Retij]

They can do anything to get attention like that.

I prefer table dancing, myself. ;)

 

[Wujo]

I prefer table dancing

Good idea. You must be very entertaining.

 

[Igusav]

I think some people are hypochondriacs and "think" they have PTSD. Being a male with an "old school" father, I was taught that therapists are for the week. It took me a long time to accept that I had PTSD and to admit that I needed help. Someone fairly early on after my incident even mentioned to me that I "might have PTSD" and I completely cut them off. As I didn't want to even think about such a thing. I wanted to believe that "time heals all things" and that I could just fight my way through it and beat it.
PTSD is one of those things that you cannot understand until you have it. Now that I have it and understand it I get frustrated when a politician says "I cheated on my wife because I have PTSD"... I am just like, really? If you have PTSD, how the hell can you deal with the stress of being a politician?
I sure as heck wouldn't put myself in a position of great authority knowing that my judgement can at times be clouded by PTSD.

 

[Jubid]

LOL Who is this politician who cheated on his wife because he has PTSD? People are idiots. Uncontrollable symptoms involve such things like flashbacks and exaggerated startle response. Nowhere in the DSM does it say that those with PTSD are prone to "accidentally falling on another person so that certain bodily parts are thereby inadvertently inserted into the other's bodily orifices". LMAO, could you imagine?

 

[Udes]

Fakers are everywhere. There was even a woman who faked being in the towers on 9/11. She was actually in Spain at the time. All you can do is laugh at them for being pathetic and move on. They thrive on unearned attention.

 

[Jecal]

who faked being in the towers on 9/11

This woman must be an artist when it comes to faking. Yes, Let's move on... ;)