You Know You Have PTSD When...

[CrazyHorse]

When you scream while at the pharmacy because you got startled by a plasticbag in a trashcan! (The draft form opening the door made it move :-)

 

[p-no]

When you make up your mind a million times per minute which doesn't get you anywhere. :confused:

 

[Changing4Best]

When you forget where you put some important info and have to research it to find it again. Forgetfulness is such a pain! I'm too YOUNG for this.

 

[falling]

When your partner wakes you up from a dream because you were crying in your sleep and you remember why. Which causes you to be afraid to go back to sleep and makes you unable to be comforted by your loved one.

 

[zaniara]

When you make big progress in therapy by finally letting your therapist in on the darkest secrets of your life, just to find that something in your head switches in to "denial-mode": so that all of a sudden you feel just fine(for real!) and think that you don't need therapy any more. At all. You're just a bit confused as to why you told your therapist all that made-up-stuff and messed everything in your life up the way you did.. :confused::alien:

Then you tell your therapist over the phone that you're doing just fine and that you only made it all up. And he laughs and says that it's great that you can have such a great sense of humor about it, in the midst of it all.. And you have to tell him that you actually didn't joke. So he gives you an extra appointment! :laugh:

 

[Britt.f7]

When leaving the house becomes a big production event and effort, even if it is to just go in the yard.

 

[franciemarnie]

When you're sitting on the couch watching the finale of Breaking Bad and suddenly - when Jesse gets freed of his chains and goes after that Nazi guy - you find you've jumped to your feet and are screaming at the top of your lungs, Get that - expletive - Jesse. Get him! Get him! Get him! And you're crying.

You're husband is like, Whoa, honey. A little concerned. Then you sit back down and it's as if nothing ever happened.

Except you can't sleep all night. In a good way though.

 

[Hashi]

When you disagree with people saying there's no such thing as normal. Because you know exactly what you mean by normal, and you long to be it.

 

[p-no]

A million likes, Hashi!!!

 

[TwoDee2ThreeDee]

When you walk into your favorite bar and instead of saying "Norm!!!" They say "Which Norm???"

(Sorry for those of you too young to have watched "Cheers")

 

[ISupportHer]

How about, hearing someone yell "Norm" does not cause any response but if someone yelled "Hey Abnorm" it would make you turn your head immediately in recognition.

:)

 

[cavy]

ISupportHer that's pricless, :roflmao::laugh: love it.

When you accidently make your daughter jump & it makes you feel good cos someone else has jumped instead of you for a change.:D