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Welllll, I Guess All Us Hip Kids Have Ptsd. Lucky Us, Right?
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Welcome to the forum, LittleBug! You definitely have a great sense of humor!
I have a similar history to yours. I hope you find the forum as supportive and helpful as I have. I look forward to seeing you around.
My service dog, the cuddle monster in my avatar, is an enormous golden retriever. He is one gentle giant and sends you some doggie cuddles. He loves making new friends.
Please share lots of your sense of humor... That sounds like some great medicine, just what the doctor ordered.
I have a similar history to yours. I hope you find the forum as supportive and helpful as I have. I look forward to seeing you around.
My service dog, the cuddle monster in my avatar, is an enormous golden retriever. He is one gentle giant and sends you some doggie cuddles. He loves making new friends.
Please share lots of your sense of humor... That sounds like some great medicine, just what the doctor ordered.
Wow LittleBug, I went from ... poor girl for what she went through ... to ... MY GAWD this gal is cooky ... your thread is awesome, good to have someone who is able to keep some humor through all the urk stuff. Welcome to the forum ... and sometimes stuff like ice cream has a better effect on PTSDers than meds :tup: I've asked Anthony a few times to have an emoticon with a nausea effect .. still waiting. Maybe a petition to have one ... what do you think ?
Linda Lee Bogard - King
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After reading more comments Littlebug, it dawned on me the 'high' we get in the 'hyper-arousal state of mind,' when it's time to crash land... we are here to catch you.
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Yomama, Froggie, DGN, BlueKitty, Hazen--you're awesome. I've felt so terribly alone lately, with my C-PTSD being triggered again, and the anxiety/depression/grief coming on thick and fast. It's nice to find a welcoming place. DGN, I will definitely take a few virtual doggie-cuddles! Your dog looks wonderful and you are lucky to have such a great companion.
Thank you all for kudos on my attempts at humor. I do try to maintain some levity, even when I'm in The Pit/The Funhouse (my two nicknames for dissociated/depressive/distorted states). I went back to therapy on Wednesday, and I'm hoping to make some more progress. I am realizing now that my intense anxiety and fear of abandonment may be a strange form of flashback/recall from my early childhood, when I couldn't bear to be separated from my mom, and I'm choosing to believe that it's a *good* thing that it's coming up now. Because I can handle the feelings, instead of shutting them down.
I'm praying I can manage the feelings well enough for them to ease into the background. I have such a blessed life--I just want to be able to ENJOY it. I know you all know exactly what I'm talking about: When your chaotic inner life overwhelms your external, real-world life. :(
Thank you all for kudos on my attempts at humor. I do try to maintain some levity, even when I'm in The Pit/The Funhouse (my two nicknames for dissociated/depressive/distorted states). I went back to therapy on Wednesday, and I'm hoping to make some more progress. I am realizing now that my intense anxiety and fear of abandonment may be a strange form of flashback/recall from my early childhood, when I couldn't bear to be separated from my mom, and I'm choosing to believe that it's a *good* thing that it's coming up now. Because I can handle the feelings, instead of shutting them down.
I'm praying I can manage the feelings well enough for them to ease into the background. I have such a blessed life--I just want to be able to ENJOY it. I know you all know exactly what I'm talking about: When your chaotic inner life overwhelms your external, real-world life. :(
Hi there
Your emoticon description of you in a state of anxiety made me laugh out loud. I know exactly what you mean.
I act wired, hyper aroused, grind teeth, can't sit still and can take hours to calm. Apart from huge amounts of Valium has anyone got any tips for coping during these stages?
I reckon we can find plenty of humour in PTSD. Here's one I found earlier:
Welcome to the Psychiatric Hotline.
If you are obsessive-compulsive, please press 1 repeatedly.
If you are codependent, please ask someone to press 2.
If you have multiple personalities, please press 3, 4, 5 and 6.
If you are paranoid-delusional, we know who you are and what you want.
Just stay on the line so we can trace the call.
If you are schizophrenic, listen carefully and a little voice will tell
you which number to press.
If you are delusional, press 7 and your call will be transferred to
the mother ship.
If you have a nervous disorder, please fidget with the # key until a
representative comes on the line.
If you are dyslexic, press 696969696969.
If you have amnesia, press 8 and state your name, address, phone, date
of birth, social security number and your mother's maiden name.
If you have post-traumatic stress disorder, slowly and carefully press 000.
If you have short-term memory loss, press 9. If you have short-term
memory loss, press 9. If you have short-term memory loss, press 9. If
you have short-term memory loss, press 9.
If you are menopausal, hang up, turn on the fan, lie down & cry. You
won't be crazy forever.
If you have a masochistic complex, please press "0" for the operator.
There are 200 calls ahead of you.
If you are manic-depressive, it doesn't matter which number you press.
No one will answer.
If you are delusional and occasionally hallucinate, please be aware that
the thing you are holding on the side of your head is alive and about to
bite off your ear.'
Hope that didn't offend anyone, I always like to laugh at myself!
J
Your emoticon description of you in a state of anxiety made me laugh out loud. I know exactly what you mean.
I act wired, hyper aroused, grind teeth, can't sit still and can take hours to calm. Apart from huge amounts of Valium has anyone got any tips for coping during these stages?
I reckon we can find plenty of humour in PTSD. Here's one I found earlier:
Welcome to the Psychiatric Hotline.
If you are obsessive-compulsive, please press 1 repeatedly.
If you are codependent, please ask someone to press 2.
If you have multiple personalities, please press 3, 4, 5 and 6.
If you are paranoid-delusional, we know who you are and what you want.
Just stay on the line so we can trace the call.
If you are schizophrenic, listen carefully and a little voice will tell
you which number to press.
If you are delusional, press 7 and your call will be transferred to
the mother ship.
If you have a nervous disorder, please fidget with the # key until a
representative comes on the line.
If you are dyslexic, press 696969696969.
If you have amnesia, press 8 and state your name, address, phone, date
of birth, social security number and your mother's maiden name.
If you have post-traumatic stress disorder, slowly and carefully press 000.
If you have short-term memory loss, press 9. If you have short-term
memory loss, press 9. If you have short-term memory loss, press 9. If
you have short-term memory loss, press 9.
If you are menopausal, hang up, turn on the fan, lie down & cry. You
won't be crazy forever.
If you have a masochistic complex, please press "0" for the operator.
There are 200 calls ahead of you.
If you are manic-depressive, it doesn't matter which number you press.
No one will answer.
If you are delusional and occasionally hallucinate, please be aware that
the thing you are holding on the side of your head is alive and about to
bite off your ear.'
Hope that didn't offend anyone, I always like to laugh at myself!
J
amethist
VIP Member
Nice one Jomac
We do have a joke thread in the main Chit Chat area, where you can add as many as you like. I am sure this one is in there some where.
[DLMURL]https://www.ptsdforum.org/c/threads/list-your-joketo-brighten-ptsd.128/[/DLMURL]
There are around 30 pages of jokes in here, have fun reading them. But PLEASE do not eat or drink whilst reading, you will make a mess of your screen. :rolleyes: :tup:
Amethist
We do have a joke thread in the main Chit Chat area, where you can add as many as you like. I am sure this one is in there some where.
[DLMURL]https://www.ptsdforum.org/c/threads/list-your-joketo-brighten-ptsd.128/[/DLMURL]
There are around 30 pages of jokes in here, have fun reading them. But PLEASE do not eat or drink whilst reading, you will make a mess of your screen. :rolleyes: :tup:
Amethist
welcome littlebug... love your sense of humor. that which doesn't kill us makes us stronger... so they say, huh. hope you find lots of support here. anyone who can lighten up the atmosphere from time to time is a great addition to the forum... that being said, don't forget that this is a place for support, and that means you too.
Linda Lee Bogard - King
Silver Member
OK, Jomac.. stole the hotline joke and sent it to friends ... funny stuff
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