You Know You Have PTSD When...

[Changing4Best]

I went to one highschool reunion and sat and talked all night with a girl from my gradeschool days, who I hardly knew then or in highschool and decided never to attend another one. I just turned 60, so you can imagine how many there have been since....

 

[Deleted member 19804]

When the man next to you in the bus starts talking to you and you curl up against the window trying to think of the best fleeing strategy if he tries to follow you home.

 

[Changing4Best]

When meeting a group of new people, you answer a question asked by an authority about the whole group and someone says, "Look she's new here and she's already trying to take over". You apologize and she gives you the old standard "I was only kidding...". and you cringe and think to yourself, it is my first day and already I am goofing up, because no one kids and jokes around like that, even when they say they do. And you clam up for the rest of the day, trying hard not to step on any more toes, and wondering if maybe she really was kidding....

 

[Special Eddie]

When you spent 2 hours, no not exaggerating, on the phone with Apple trying to get your P0S Apple MacBook Pro to finally work (I have a case number and everything) and you realize that one of the triggers to your PTSD is trying to explain things to people who do not give a damn. So thank you Apple, for the insight, and for finally getting something right about the laptop.

 

[Friday]

Someone breaks into your house, steals about 10k* in equipment... And it doesn't even occur to you to ring the police.

* It was all already broken, anyway. Smashed during a previous break-in. I was hoping to have it fixed, maybe. Or any of the data saved.

 

[Friday]

When there are several ways to track down said gear, and it's just too much effort.

 

[Recovery4Me]

@FridayJones :hug: That situation sucks. :mad:

 

[Hydrotroop91]

When your psychiatrist questions if you have any friends and a social life.

You talk to your cat more than your best friend.

You have an easier time talking to people in xbox live while playing with them than calling your friends.

 

[Hydrotroop91]

You're driving and your mind gets too busy and you don't remember the drive to your location but are now there.

Something makes complete sense in your mind but confuses everyone else and you can't figure out why it is so confusing to them.

You make up words or say them wrong when trying to speak.

 

[Changing4Best]

Yes, I stumble on words quite a bit these days. I find the best way to handle this is to stop, then repeat it slowly and it comes out correctly then. I guess I must have been speaking to quickly, but not realizing it. I think I do that when I am stressed or nervous. @Hydrotroop91

 

[Friday]

When your psychiatrist questions if you have any friends and a social life..

ROFL... When there's no question there, whatsoever! Friends? Social life? I remember those.

 

[Hydrotroop91]

You have an alarm set so you make it to whatever you have to do. And when you get up you can't remember what you needed to be up for and go back to bed missing everything.