Ptsd different for m/w? thoughts?

[Ronin]

@EveHarrington, no need to be semantically incorrect and dehumanizing poster just because someone objects inherent cissexism *that skews viewing of the question they asked about*.

As in if there's variations of factors relevant to answering the question? Ignoring them does not benefit answering the question, fully. It's bad science even if it weren't by chance hurting actual people who may, shock, already have PTSD and therefore be the population the question is aimed at and about.

With that I'm out. Not a fan of bad science and ignoring variability.

 

[Ronin]

@EveHarrington, this isn't about personal triggers.

You claiming you have to censore yourself, because oh Lord, someone said - not even to you, mind you - that not everyone experiencing some physiological processes is of the assumed gender(s), is dehumanizing, from the very definition. It's once again derailing.

To acknowledge others' humanity is not political correctness, but basic decency and being a sensible person. Which, I understand, may be too difficult for some.

 

[Nessa7]

I read the other day about women's symptoms intensifying during pms and I would have to agree. Otherwi...

I've read about this, too. Fluctuating female reproductive hormones are linked to increased stress and anxiety. It occurs at different points along each menstrual cycle, and it also causes issues for some people after menopause. (If you experience increased PTSD symptoms and a pounding heart during menopause, it might be a good idea to see a doctor as both of these symptoms can be linked to heart disease.) There's a theory that oral contraceptives might also worsen PTSD symptoms. People with PTSD are also more likely to have irregular menstrual cycles. One study saw that PMS symptoms were worse for people that had been victims of sexual abuse. The theory could be expanded to all people with PTSD, but I don't know if anyone has followed up on it.

 

[lostforgottensoul]

I think things differ. I mean I don't think one suffers more or less but there are certianly differences. I found out at 17 that I would never be able to conceive a child and then that was backed up at 23 of not being able to carry a child to any viable term due to the amount of physical damage, if i so happened to be that .00000001% person to conceive. That was the first crack on mine and my ex's relationship. I mean he was an abusive ass but that is why he initially didn't want to be with me anymore. I could not give him a biological child. That hurts, badly.

Though, I am sure it is the same with men that cannot have children but I am unsure it hits as hard due to the motherly instinct. That hard driven instinct to want a child of your own. I just never got the sense that men cared about that as much as women. But I could totally be wrong.

Periods. I don't have them anymore and when I do it's about once every 3 to 5 yrs. It gets longer as time goes on and I think that I've hit menipause at 36 just simply due to not getting hormones. I have had PCOS since I was 17, maybe longer, and I have had yet to have a hormone injection. So, they are all off wack and become more and more off wack as time goes on. But when I did have them I would disocissate about everytime I went to the bathroom. It would take A LOT to clean myself up as I would continue to disocissate very quickly. Flashbacks as well. If not disocissation then flashbacks. There was a lot of blood in my trauma and so yeah.

Also periods would cause a huge urge to cut. Each time I would see blood I would have this never stopping urge to cut and often did afterwards.

That is actually why i started to wear tampons. Sorry to get TMI but you asked. With tampons I didn't really have to see it and there was less touching and just less blood in general so yeah.

I do think there are differences. Like what about trauma related ED in men? I mean each gender has it's challenges that they must face.

I'm not sure if that"s what you are looking for but there you go.

 

[Sideways]

@Ronin - gotta say, grateful for your post. I think it is helpful to be reminded that actually, "gender" isn't just a very fluid concept, it's also a concept that for some people, comes with a whole heap of bias and lived discrimination.

If someone had asked "Is ptsd different depending on whether you live on the east coast or the west coast?" people are going to chime in with their experiences of life on the coast.

Certainly I construed the question as asking for opinions, take em or leave em. People ask for opinions here all the time.

Would it be legitimate for someone to step in and say "Are you aware that there are plenty of us with ptsd who don't live on the coastline?" Sure. And to me? That would be a pretty useful observation. Because ptsd really doesn't discriminate when it comes to whether or not you live on the east coast, west coast, or somewhere else.

At the same time? Do I think that the question necessarily and intentionally dimishes the experience of people who don't live on the coastline? No. While I can certainly understand why they might take offence, and I'm cheering (honestly, I am) for the excluded voices to be heard, it doesn't, IMHO, mean there was offence intended.

But I take your point, and more than that, glad you spoke up:)

 

[Ronin]

Do I think that the question necessarily and intentionally dimishes the experience of people who don't live on the coastline? No.

And that's totally where we're in agreement, and also why I worded that initial post the way I have - if I thought that's the case, there'd be at least a paragraph of a rant, instead of an gentle-emoji filled one-liner disclaimer aimed at no one *in particular*.

Sort of a '... and not everybody is even on the same continent, but East & West Coast are always an interesting discussion and interesting to watch so please let's carry on'.

 

[Suzetig]

That hard driven instinct to want a child of your own. I just never got the sense that men cared about that as much as women. But I could totally be wrong.

I think some men have that instinct as much as some women don't - for lots of reasons socially and politically there's an idea that women are more driven to pro-create than men, that doesn't mean it's so. Some men have an absolute desire to have kids as keen as any woman's. Some men and women couldn't be less bothered and all shades in between. The difference being that women have a time boundary in terms of being able to pregnant that can make the question feel more urgent and pressing.

For me my menstrual cycle is an absolute bitch - I'm triggered all the way through at different points and my symptoms go through the roof just around the time of my period. It's a living nightmare.

 

[user44376]

@EveHarrington, no need to be semantically incorrect and dehumanizing poster just becau...

And this is the post that shows me the door. I will not tolerate this buzzword drivel and victimhood rubbish. Thanks for f*cking up this place as well.

 

[user44376]

Another thread on the internet ruined by politically-correct horseshit.

Thanks.