Unbelievable.

[scott_1971_h]

Has anyone had the problem I run into all the time
Peole ask what happened between Yeti and I, and after the first 5 words I lose them, they think I must be bullshitting. or Im exaggerating. It's as frustrating as hell.
Scott

 

[Muzikluvr]

I don't speak to any of my family or old friends who know my family. I know that if I did, then I would feel like I needed to defend the reason why I don't speak to my dad and I would likely run into what you describe.

Plus, they would list all the things in my behavior as a child that caused them to be suspicious of me, not to trust me, to think that I don't care about anyone but myself, etc... I was PTSD as a child. Dissociating, - they read that as I don't care about anyone else. And I was terrified of being publicly humiliated so I wasn't comfortable around anyone, especially at family gatherings. I thought all boys had permission to rape me if they just told my family that it was my idea... and that's pretty much true. Thank god most boys didn't discover that.

In short, my family/their friends list all the effects trauma had on me as reasons why they didn't protect me. THAT'S INFURIATING!:mad:

 

[jasmin]

Yeah I understand it, although I tend to emotionally detach as soon as I start talking about it (unless it's the first time I'm telling someone then I go into panic non able to breathe/speak mode) and in that I guess I kind of just seem to shrug it off in a way and they don't really take me seriously about it.. . Like they think I don't care or something. Which is totally understandable on their part as I come across as nonchalant and distant but it still frustrates me. GRRARRR

 

[anthony]

Moved, this is not about complex trauma, its about relationships. Please read:

[DLMURL]http://www.ptsdforum.org/c/threads/read-before-posting-within-this-forum-cptsd-is-not-a-diagnosis.14005/[/DLMURL]