The Silent Language Of Ptsd

[Pixielicious]

@Pixielicious Well, girl, if you had your kids in the ice age, then I had mine befor...

You just made me laugh, and then cry. :hug:
I'm so sorry about what you went through......But hey, we're still fighting, still standing, still loving :)
I took your advice (in my other thread about dating ) it's working. :hug: thank you :clown:

 

[Gs172003]

My middle daughter I had in 1995. I was sent home in 24 hours. That was right before they passed the law that made "drive thru" births illegal.

 

[Pixielicious]

My middle daughter I had in 1995. I was sent home in 24 hours. That was right before they passed th...

Being from the land of UK, I don't understand what drive through birth means.
C-sect or normal birth?
Either way, chucking you out after 24 hrs is horrendous!! >huge hugs from me< xx

 

[Deleted member 541]

Drive thru birth means that they kick you out before you can even take a shit basically. You have the kid, they let you rest a couple of hours and then you're out the freaking door.

 

[Gs172003]

Being from the land of UK, I don't understand what drive through birth means.
C-sect or normal bi...

Basically you give birth you go to sleep you go home. They termed it drive thru like a fast food restaurant.They found most problems happen within 48 hours so they stopped allowing that.

 

[Gs172003]

Drive thru big means that they kick you out before you can even take a shit basically. You have the ki...

Yep. Thank God I had no problems. She was the birth my ob/gyn bragged about

 

[Pixielicious]

Omfg (scuse me God)

Drive thru birth means that they kick you out before you can even take a shit basically. You have the ki...

Just awful, horrendous and horrifying!!
I'm so sorry you had to go through all that... Just Having a baby via a c-sect or normal birth is hard enough, but to be chucked out so soon after giving birth without medical care, without after care, without support, is just... Evil... I 'm so sorry you and other moms had to go through all that shite.... And The aftermath, I don't know much about' normal births' only c-sects, and the only contractions I've ever felt was with my first child (I had a c-sect appointment on the 22nd of November, she's 27 now, and she decided to come out on the 21st, so my first c-sect was an emergency c-sect,) its the only time I've ever had contractions, I have 4 now adults, beautiful children via c-sect, so I can't fully understand what you moms who have given normal birth have gone through. Smfh.. No woman who gives birth should, no matter how she gives birth, should endure such awful treatment!
I'm sorry if I sound agitated, but wrong is just that, wrong!
Xx

 

[Pixielicious]

My last post was meant for missy xx
I got so upset about getting chucked out after 24 hrs, that I didn't check whom I was responding to... Waah...

 

[Gs172003]

My last post was meant for missy xx
I got so upset about getting chucked out after 24 hrs, that I...

They sent a home nurse if I remember right but other than that... Yep. You're on your own. That was the only kid that I had that happen with.

 

[katz]

@Pixielicious I'm not defending non PTSD people and the things they say that we fee...

FYI
I used to hurt myself, long ago. I look back now and understand why. I want to "feel".

I still do. I don't hurt myself, but I understand where the idea is from. It is very hard to control. A lot like an addiction, just invisible to other people.

 

[Changing4Best]

I rarely admit I have it. I did finally admit I have it during a lecture given by a nurse about it to the folks at our local Senior Center, but in general, I do not tell anyone I have it. Life is simpler that way, especially since I am well along in therapy and have been under medical care for it for many years, medicated well also. I have been told I am "high functioning" in my approach to it, by a therapist. I trust that since she had plenty of folks to compare me to, she was correct in that assumption. Still, there are days I feel far from high functioning! Mostly these days, I just get the blahs. I know I am being affected, but not to the point where it disrupts my and others' lives that heavily, just some.

 

[Pixielicious]

I rarely admit I have it. I did finally admit I have it during a lecture given by a nurse about it...

I have made it a point to mention that I have to mention I have PTSD, if for example I'm phoning the water/gas /electric company. Something important like that. Because for me personally it's far more embarrassing to have a 'flashback' than admit that I have PTSD.
In fact, because I mentioned this to my electric supplier, (after having a flashback in the middle of our convo) (much to my shame) I have now been placed on their 'special needs and vulnerable ' boards, which means I get priority service and prompt service.
But, when it comes to everyday people i zip my lips tightly.. Not that I socialise anyway.. Meh.