Solicitors, religious, politics - they knock on my door and I go full rage mode.

[moolala]

I’m actually like this too, I get perhaps disproportionately angry in situations like this. I go up to the door and ask who it is before I open it. If they say they're solicitors/politics, or don't answer, I don't open the door. I just go back inside and try to calm myself. If it turns out a friend/neighbour drops by unannounced, I apologize and explain that I try not to open the door to strangers. For me, the trigger is that there's a note by the door telling them not to approach my home, my space where I am supposed to feel safe, and they're intentionally disrespecting that clear boundary. I think it's totally normal for anger to come up when someone disrespects your boundaries especially when you have ptsd. But at the same time, with the exception of some solicitors, I try to remember that they're trying to raise money for charity or help citizens get involved in local politics. Anyways, good luck and you're not alone!

 

[user27357]

I heard a great story told second hand about an old room mate of a co worker that would see that there were canvassers at the door and find random things they wanted to get rid of around the house up to and including left overs and worn out clothing, open the door abruptly and say "Finally, I thought you werent coming!" or something like that and hand it to them quickly and slam the door.
He said it worked part of the time, sometimes it was on the porch the next time you went out and sometimes it wasn't. At least they got a laugh out of it. I might try it but my house is way out in the hicks and I would probably find stuff discarded on my driveway, farther from the trash than it was before. I doubt anyone would load a dead house plant into their mini van and just drive away with it, but in an urban situation, on foot, yeah, I could see someone dropping a plate of old chinese take out in the dumpster for you on their way to the next porch.

 

[Mach123]

I have always made much over this like everything. I'm better now. I actually like talking to random people I don't know. Then at other times I feel like I'd die if anyone knocked. I'm never ready. I feel like I always come up short, like I did something wrong on some level in most interactions with people.

A few years back I was at a friends and a nice looking girl knocked and came in the house with us after dark. Her and us two men. I meant to call the company and complain (a cell phone cable supplier) but I never did.

It's not fair btw women selling things to men.