Why Is It Important That Those Around You Understand Your Ptsd?

[Pencil]

Let me give a practical example: I need / want / would like my friend E to understand that I have a wee problem that often makes it difficult to 'act like a normal person'. My qualifications, skills and experience qualify me for senior management, whereas I need to work at the technical level as I can't handle managing people, office politics, the pressure, the need to be acutely present, on my toes, on the ball - just generally 'ON'. I ask nothing of E, except not to say things such as: 'This shit has been going on in your life for as long as I've known you [2 years], when are you going to get your act together????'. Okay, so it boils down to 'acceptance'.

 

[Barconian]

If you want E... Don't think so much :)

 

[Pencil]

f you want E... Don't think so much

I'm lost.

 

[Notsowild]

So I don't lose them I feel my son is trying so hard to understand this but at the same time I feel he's slowly pulling away from me. I couldn't survive without my family.

 

[kyara]

Notsowild, give him some time to digest and understand. :)

 

[NoWhereKnowWhere]

I'm finding it difficult to answer this one. I'm relatively new to the PTSD diagnosis so I'm not exactly sure if I understand it. My partner knows but he has always been supportive even before the diagnosis.

I guess it's important for me because when I don't feel well he knows I'm not trying to be difficult, mean, or lazy (sometimes I will stay in bed fir a few days if I'm feeling quite bad). Even if I'm not acting like "myself" it doesn't mean I don't love him I'm just not feeling very well.

 

[Barconian]

My partner knows but he has always been supportive even before the diagnosis.

You will get through this :D

 

[seedling]

The only thing that matters if if I understand myself.

I think the more we understand ourselves the easier it is to be understood by others. The easier it is for others to understand us.

 

[pinkuins]

Reading this thread has been incredibly helpful in understanding my loved one's anxieties :) thank you all for sharing

 

[tillybee]

I guess it's important for me because when I don't feel well he knows I'm not trying to be difficult, mean, or lazy (sometimes I will stay in bed fir a few days if I'm feeling quite bad). Even if I'm not acting like "myself" it doesn't mean I don't love him I'm just not feeling very well.

I'm a mirror image of you, I cant get out of bed, I'm not lazy but I've stopped just simply stopped & cant re-start just yet. I try but end up stopping again. My thoughts are with you xx

 

[Barberian]

I only care about immediate family understanding. So they know I'm not being an ____ (fill in the blank with whatever relates to the situation), just because it suites me or my mood at the moment.

The rest of the world, I don't care about most of the time unless someone is becoming distressed by the weirdo freaking out near them, then it's a situational decision if I'm capable of it. Usually I just say anxiety disorder because of the bad stereotype most people have of PTSD, and I'm obviously running low on mental resources to give them the long answer about PTSD.

 

[Barconian]

I don't seek understanding. I seek acceptance.

For one to except, one needs to understand