I was relatively well educated about ptsd when my at the time therapist brought it up. I knew that any professional worth their salt would consider what I went through as traumatic. I lacked the insight about how much symptoms interfere in my life.
I still question it all the time.
While I know that I meet criterion A I still don't think it was bad enough. Sure I thought I was going to have to decide who to try and help in a life and death situation, but things somehow worked out for everyone involved. Sure there's that time when someone I had considered a friend for years blamed me for someone's suicide and someone else told me that I must've wanted him dead or I would've been able to help, but it's not like I was making my attempts at helping people in a war zone.
And it's not like everything was pitchblack. There's also the time when I saw a funny meme during this time. It was about one of those small dogs I can't spell the name of closely enough for autocorrect to know what I mean barking at a large one.
As for symptoms, sure, I've just had a few weeks where I've woken up several times a night. But it's not like I never sleep. Okay, there are days when I can't focus on conversations because I keep having intrusive thoughts about someone dying after being in contact with me, but it's not like that happens every time. And I do have someone I've been growing close to. I even recently stayed away from this forum for a month and half because I thought I didn't have it bad enough since he's still talking to me. When I recover somewhat from last month I'll need to figure out what was going on with me there.
So, I'd really like to know what the deal here is? Why do you see the need for posts about doubting that people who aren't violent, gaslighting and isolating can have ptsd? You do realize that it would be read by people who are diagnosed but don't meet your made-up criteria? Seems like a pretty effective way to get more people questioning themselves if you ask me.
