You Know You Have PTSD When...

[Fadeaway]

Having to explain today "No officer, my husband does not beat me, the bruises are self inflicted, no really, I am telling the truth, sir." Any idea how embarrassing and hard it is to have to convince someone that you caused your own injuries?

 

[Randombits]

Having to explain today "No officer, my husband does not beat me, the bruises are self inflicted, no really, I am telling the truth, sir." Any idea how
embarrassing and hard it is to have to convince someone that you caused your own injuries?

I do that I blow off steam by hitting something but when it's you vs wall you tend to look worse than you intended >_<

- when you look forward to an apocalypse and have a plan for it but forgot your phone in the car with your grocery list and are about to melt down right then and there so instead your family will be eating whatever delivers again because shopping carts really are more frightening than zombies

 

[BloomInWinter]

When you're so dissociated you drive past a cop car going 20 m.p.h. over the speed limit.

 

[Suzetig]

Ouch, I've done that before... Not good.

When you have a couple of good days and convince yourself you're on the mend, to then stand in amazement when triggered by something completely innocuous, wondering where on earth that came from.

 

[Fadeaway]

When you would give anything for a time machine to be able to go back in the past and make it all go away.

 

[Ti Vu]

^ @Fadeaway: If only.

 

[BlackbirdSinging]

When you can't watch an extreme weight loss show because one of the contestant's big issues was being molested as a kid. And as you're watching the show you have to put your fingers in your ears while they discuss it.

And when you finally take your fingers out of your ears you hear the person crying. And you get tears in your eyes because you recognize the absolute pain in the sound of his crying.

 

[rainy_daze]

When you lose a half an hour to thinking.

 

[Deleted member 12723]

When you leave the house then have to turn around to go back and get your phone and when you do it has been in your pocket the whole time.

 

[Deleted member 19804]

When you find your water bottle in your lap, but have no recollection of how it got there whatsoever.

 

[Britt.f7]

When groups, of anyone, bring you great stress.

 

[Deleted member 19804]

When you go to the beach having forgotten that you put on sunscreen everywhere but your upper back. Ouch.