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The Ptsd Cup Explanation

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Very helpful article. Hopefully this explanation will help me to stop feeling so guilty about being the way I am and start accepting myself as a person who is responding normally to what happened to me. The cup analogy makes it sound like basic physics. I like that.
 
Wow, what a great explanation. I haven't had the toilet paper indecent. But boy when my drafters don't draw those lines straight —BOOM— Then I have to walk back into the room and apologize for my explosion. Not really what you want in a work environment.
 
Excellent analagy. I've tried to explain to my husband that my emotions seem to always be on the edge & any little thing can sometimes feel overwhelming.
 
Just want to say I'm glad this thread has made a comeback. It helped me understand just exactly how this PTSD mess works and why I am like I am.
 
This, while an apparent simple analogy, brings an amazing clarity to how others and myself 'overreact' at times. It's not the first time you, (Third-person 'you'). stub your toe that may cause an 'acting out' but the third time you stub your toe after the dog has gotten a hold of your favorite slippers and ripped them into shreds.

As one respondent said, how do you empty or lower the level of the cups in a controlled and acceptable manner? Obviously, throwing an adult tantrum is not an acceptable procedure.

Thank-you for the analogy.

LBear
 
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