Sufferer Veteran with ptsd

[Friday]

I actually screamed at her. "What the hell! I have never hidden under a table in my life!". She said. "..uhm. Is that what you think PTSD is?"

LMFAO... :hilarious: I got in a nose to nose argument with the flight surgeon (we'll skip over what I / we were shouting) but the part that cracks me up the most is after he backed me down (oh...nightmares and panic attacks and shit? Pfft. Everyone has that) we got in a very civil debate about how long treatment would last /ie the important part/ how long I'd be grounded for. He said 6mo. I countered with 2mo, and refused to budge. Because -clearly- I was the expert, here? I didn't pull that number out of my ass, or anything. Or just spend the past several minutes shouting at an officer. Because that's an okay thing to do :bag: Im clearly fine. In. Total. Control.

 

[Friday]

<grin> & Welcome aboard @RCD_VET

Or as was told to me, once? Welcome to our leaky boat! Grab a bucket & start bailing.

 

[Freida]

He said 6mo. I countered with 2mo,

@Friday SOOOO funny!!! When my T told me take time off work she said 6 months...I said no more than 3. We argued about it for two weeks before we finally agreed that we would do 3 with a "option to renew" And guess what -- I'm at the end of 3 and putting in for a year. :rolleyes: So nice to know its not just who is... lets go with obstinate.

 

[RCD_VET]

It's awesome to read these posts and laugh! A forum like this is often very focused and serious. Nice to see there are light hearted people willing to share some of the funny parts of dealing with all this crap. Lol

 

[KayGee]

Welcome, and I'm sorry that you are going through all of this alone. I hope reading these replies has helped to remind you that your feelings, your pain, and your experiences are VALID. Don't ever let anyone tell you what PTSD should or shouldn't look like. As a supporter rather than a sufferer, I have learned so much. Particularly that this condition comes in all shapes and sizes. Pop culture has a very narrow view of what form it takes, but I've found that it is a nuanced condition. Hang in there, and hopefully you'll find some of the support you're looking for here.

 

[Warrior Chicken]

So for the first time in a long time I actually want to have a conversation with all of you. All the replies have that quality that makes me say “sh$t yeah! I get that!!” Thanks everyone.
I’m the chicken in the coop that thinks it’s an eagle, one day I hope to fly. But I ain’t nothing without my coop.

 

[Freida]

Cluck cluck and cockadoodledo!!!

 

[Warrior Chicken]

:chicken: @Freida you speak my language.
Last time I saw my T all I remember from the session was that I was supposed to try to understand.....trouble was, I dropped the piece I was supposed to understand and a squirrel took off with it. So 2 days later I asked him....can you please remind me what I was supposed to understand?
It’s a language we learn over days/weeks/months/hours I think, sometimes we have clarity and understand, but here I see it’s ok to cluck cluck along and it’s better than keeping it inside.