You Know You Have PTSD When...

[Forgetful]

@Ronin your welcome. Yeah, she's great. I love watching her learn.

 

[Gs172003]

When you carry a small mechete in your pocket on a walk and have a scenario on how you will use it just...

Its actually a bowie knife but still

 

[Ronin]

When you don't carry weapons on yourself, because if my self control is shit at the time, I'm going to prevent all the damage I can.

& When 'A knife is a heart, core value to go with it is care'. I'm definitely not at the care point, and no way in hell I'd mess with my weapon's Spirit.

 

[jaccat]

When you count holding a conversation with your hairdresser as an achievement.

 

[Gs172003]

When you count holding a conversation with your hairdresser as an achievement.

I'd have to actually go to the hairdresser. I'll let you know ( that's a goal)

 

[Gs172003]

When you don't carry weapons on yourself, because if my self control is shit at the time, I'm going to pre...

Ronin this area has had 110 shootings this year and the heroin epidemic is insane. I'm carrying something

 

[Ronin]

@Zoogal, I wasn't commenting as to be speaking for you :) We're all good.

I was saying a 'Been there, currently elsewhere, personally, for the following reasons, I'm not giving myself incentives & illusions'.

Not a reflection on your security precautions or situation :)

 

[Gs172003]

@Zoogal, I wasn't commenting as to be speaking for you :) We're all good.

I was saying...

Gotcha

 

[IamFree]

When the local yoga studio feels like the amazon rainforest.

 

[Gs172003]

When the local yoga studio feels like the amazon rainforest.

Hot yoga?

 

[IamFree]

oh its the yoga candy store...this that and everything yoga

 

[Fadeaway]

You'd like to listen to loud music but can't because you might miss a noise that you should take action against, but at the same time wish you could block out. :banghead:

Or when you would like to wear earplugs to keep you from waking up to every little sound in the night for the same reason as above.

When a friend and fellow sufferer calls you for the first time after a bout of isolation and they are worried you you might be upset like most people would be. Instead you are not only completely empathetic, you actually hadn't called them either because you were isolating as well.