You Know You Have PTSD When...

[Ronin]

August just got sounding as a more awesome month, @Anrish. Enjoy. ;)

 

[Anrish]

When your music teacher mentioning positive emotions makes you feel kind of weird.

 

[Ronin]

You wake up disappointed you didn't wake up in a jungle.

But it leads you to remember your coping mechanisms.

Ah shit, shit to do, can't camp. Camping postponed & left in a thread you can see it as a reminder to the future.

 

[Heather]

When you respond to a thread and have to edit it about 14 times to get what you want to say....to the people you want to say it too.

 

[Ronin]

have to edit it about 14 times

Someone (fond memory of Junebug, here) tossed at me things like that are alright, people read vibes, not so long ago. ;)

 

[Heather]

When you wake up and are in such a panic, it's hard to catch your breathe. Scary.

 

[jaccat]

When, the worse things get, the calmer you become.

 

[Lionheart]

You know you have PTSD when you can't drive because there are people "following you."
When you can't ride in a car without extreme panic because you 'might' have an accident.
When you are constantly scanning the area for escape exits.
When you can't sit with your back to a room and prefer to live with your back to the wall.

 

[Anrish]

@jaccat : I can relate to that. It's the same for me.

You know you have PTSD when you have a doctor's appointment concerning your blood clotting (I have a Factor V Leiden mutation and have to make a check up once a year) and your female doctor not being there makes you nervous. And if that's not enough, the doctor asks you about your birth prevention and family planning like it's the most normal thing on earth - and you know you have PTSD when you want to scream "Stop asking these stupid questions! I was in an abusive relationship and I'm scared of men like hell! Stop looking so disappointed when I tell you that I don't plan to get children!" ...and you remain silent because you don't trust him because he's an insensitive man.

 

[oasis2003]

You panic about everything including things that will be good and nice

 

[Ocean5]

"Stop asking these stupid questions!

I was very young teenager and told my mom I would never have kids. Shock in her face. Told her there were already too many suffering children in this world.

Saw a specialist once. Told I had PTSD from severe childhood trauma. That should be enough. She asked want to tell me what happen? Uh, I already have a T - you know that. Why do you need to know. I got very annoyed, and told her few things I remembered.

Let's just say she apologized and said she was sorry. Be careful what you ask docs.

 

[Ronin]

worse things get, the calmer you become.

And when you're unnerved and shaky as f*ck, either the thing is over or it has been over for decades.