Do You Tell People You Have Ptsd?

[Lionheart]

I have changed my way of thinking and only tell now on a need-to-know basis only and then there is only so much detail I will give others. This has been a learning process for me and I have been way too open!

Now too many people know my personal business and I am not comfortable with it any longer. Too many people are telling my story for me!

I prefer to say that I was traumatized and leave it at that unless it is a trusted therapist, a very close significant other, or to help out a trauma survivor.

 

[Powder]

No, not a neighborhood association.

 

[Deleted member 12723]

I would not say anything at all. Politics are involved which can become dicey. I liked what @seedling said

 

[Bloomy]

Im me not the ptsd so no reason to tell. Like if you are depressed you dont go saying hey Im John and Im depressed. I dont share it with nearly anyone if it doesnt come up in some topic about something. But then just causal like nothing at all. Since I want to continue being seen as me.

 

[Chemlady]

I've had PTSD 12 years now. I usually test people on topics other than PTSD to see how they respond. Are they compassionate about depression? Have they mentioned family members with mental illnesses? I have shared my diagnosis with a few, select people, both at work and in social circles. But those people are specially selected and must be counted on to keep it secret. To know I have some understanding people in my corner helps with my anxiety symptoms. But I would never make an announcement about it to a bunch of people. I don't ever need to hear again that I just need to "get over it".