There Are Days It Fells Like My Mind Has Gone On Vacation And Left Me Behind.

[TigerPride]

Clearly I am past stressed,

Had a lot of thoughts of the robbery today. The sound of motorcycles now un-nerves me, really un-nerves all of us that were there that day. (The robber got away on a motorcycle).
Today there seemed to be a lot more around then usual, that or I am just hyper-sensitive to that sound. There are still certain movements that send me into flashback panic mode.

Get home and clean up dinner dishes and the cats bowl turn the garbage disposal on to wash it all down the drain, and almost stick my hand down the disposal to get a few last pieces down with it running. Yeah that would've been worse then a mess if I had of got my hand all the way in the drain.:eek:

Then filling out my rent check, I had to sit and try to remeber where I lived so I'd know who to make it out to. I have lived here 6 years so it's not like it's new,

I think Reeses my cat knows I am stressing, cause she has been more clingy then usual.

 

[Deaf Global Nomad]

Hi TigerPride,

I can definitely understand what you are experiencing. The triggering sounds, sights, feelings, etc... are anything but enjoyable. Can you carry something small with you (e.g. a small rock) that you can rub or touch when something triggers you? That is the only sense that gets through to me to ground me at least enough to get me through the triggering area.

I have to admit though that motorcycles, especially those with really loud low sounding motors drive me up a wall. I have never experienced anything bad related to a motorcycle nor can I actually hear it. However, the vibrations produced by the motor transfer through the streets and buildings, to which I am super-sensitive.

Absolutely no hands down the garbage disposal! I am sure I am being redundant to your own thoughts above. There's a reason I do not have a garbage disposal in my house. Much too dangerous and with really bad consequences for those of us who use their hands for communication.

Very cute title for the thread, by the way. My advisor had a message on his office phone that was similar. "Hi, you have reached H's office. My body is not here. My mind is out to lunch. If you find any of my parts, please reunite them and then I will be more than willing to talk to you." I called through the video relay service and could not make sense out of the message and replaying it was not an option. So I later asked my advisor and he clarified it for me. English idioms do not translate nicely into ASL.

Take care!