You Know You Have PTSD When...

[Ronin]

@Nighthawk, I don't believe a-holes contemplate being a-holes very much, so there's quite a difference ;)

 

[holdenmonty]

You know you have ptsd when.... You know what the date is but really don't care because everyday lately just sucks

 

[BlackbirdSinging]

When you lay in bed and cry until 5am and you feel like you can't talk about why you're upset and crying but you also feel like you're going to explode if you don't talk about why you're upset.

 

[Anrish]

When you get scared because people on the street smile at you and greet you...and tell you that you look beautiful.

 

[Ronin]

When you have thousand and one crazy plans but one straightforward and safe one is tooo goddamn difficult.
When head doctors apparently agree you're a lost cause but your writer friends have hundred and one ways to describe why you're totally like the rest of humanity, sit the eff down.
When you wake up totally ready to pretend you're dead because it'll keep you alive, then a simple thing like a day of walking outside makes you dizzy, because breathing is just too much.

 

[nycowboy]

Just reading all this...
boy, I'm thankful for all the parts of PTSD I DON'T have. Wow.

Here I thought my case was bad. It isn't.

Thanks for giving me perspective.

 

[nycowboy]

Ok, my turn.

You know you have PTSD...
-when you think that everyone is out to get you... including the neighbor's cat.
-you feel like the person in the car behind you is PURSUING you, not following you.
-the sound of someone's lawnmower outside is enough to make you jittery.
-If someone comes within 2 feet of you, it is an invasion of your space, and you tell them that.

 

[Ronin]

... when you're happier when you are being tailed instead of just imagining it, because it's something present and something you just work with, what-if land gets on your nerves.

 

[holdenmonty]

You know you have PTSD when... you instantly think of the worst case senario and how you will handle it and prepare yourself for the worst case senario even when there is no need for it.

 

[Anrish]

...when you just feel like hiding and can't take smiles and laugthers from people cheering for you.

...when you feel triggered by an electronic postcard by your mother you got for your birhtday because it shows a group of figures celebrating togehter - and you ask yourself who you might be...and cannot find yourself.

 

[Nighthawk]

When you feel like you are defragmented and cant figure our where any of the pieces belong. Broken and a big mass of puzzel pieces. Wouldnt be surprised if some are missing.

 

[holdenmonty]

You know you have ptsd when you see a black hawk with the red cross on it signifying that it's a medical black hawk and what the average person would find amazing throws you into a flash back and a bad anxiety attack that lasts 10 minutes.