PTSD Symptoms You Are Dealing With Now

[Lady of Longbourn]

thats good! I was worried you still felt like that.

 

[Jeremiah Johnson]

I feel like there are two groups of basic people. People who have been "assaulted" to the degree that they think they have been, and those that have not been. I now understand why that girl ten years ago when I was in the latter group and naive to why she made such a big deal about me joking about taking her outside and making out in her car. She freaked and went off on me, but now I understand that there was a story in her I did not understand. I laughed at her response it was so absurd and in truth was absurd as far the reality of the situation. But her reality is very different and has been unequivocally altered I am sure by past events. I am no longer thinking my world is the world. I have thought that to a small degree I am better for the events. But mostly I am not. Maybe I will be.

 

[Jeremiah Johnson]

Numbness in my feet and embarrassment in my inner thighs that is sexually related to my events. Wow numbness. I thought I was the only one who has my numbness and shooting sparks of electricity through my feet and hands. Embarrassment is lessening and "bone pain" growing is what I have been experiencing.

 

[Lady of Longbourn]

I feel like there are two groups of basic people. People who have been "assaulted" to the degree that they think they have been, and those that have not been.

Would you explain this more?

 

[ams]

I'm dealing with memory problems. For the most part my close friends are understanding, but some friends aren't. If I forget we had plans, they get upset. Rightfully so, but they think it's because I'm just "standing them up" when I honestly just didn't remember..

I also am dealing with night terrors, nightmares, anxiety, dissociation, startling, and probably others. Meh.

 

[Lady of Longbourn]

Oh I know how that feels. I had college homework due yesterday, and I completely forget about it. I also forget when I did things, I know I did them, but have a hard time remember when. I will know that I had gone out in the last few days, but I can't tell you which day that was.

 

[Jade-]

Right now I'm dealing with major anxiety and confusion.

 

[rjtransient]

Complete lack of identity.

The comfortable numbness wore off. Now it's major anxiety and not feeling like a real, individual human being. Too many perspectives to see from, no ability to judge or see clearly. Everything keeps shifting.

 

[Jade-]

Right now I'm dealing with fear.

 

[Lady of Longbourn]

frustration. anger. fear....insomnia.

 

[Jade-]

Overwhelming guilt and shame and feelings of being worthless. I am feeling like a little kid and not an adult at all.

 

[dharmaBum]

Irritability! Trying to wean myself of a low dose of beta blocker, but the family definitely noticed. I had hoped I was all "better"- didn't need medication any more to stay calm!