You Know You Have PTSD When...

[No More]

The ‘future’ doesn’t extend any further than the next day

 

[Freddyt]

You made a list of things to get ready for vacation and are now avoiding doing anything on it......

 

[RachelBigby]

You stand in your kitchen at night, staring spacelessly at the dishes in the dish drainer, asking yourself what it really means in the grand scheme of things if you put away the dishes.

 

[Dynamic]

You find a sticky note with only the word Angst written on it and underlined

 

[Friday]

First time waking up not in a panic attack for a few weeks, so let’s go watch a movie guaranteed to trigger one!



Outstanding. Brilliant plan. Way to not be an eedjit.

 

[Roland]

First time waking up not in a panic attack for a few weeks, so let’s go watch a movie guaranteed to trigger one!



Outstanding. Brilliant plan. Way to not be an eedjit.

Why was that so relatable

I literally only find myself triggering myself when I'm on the edge anyways like what am I even thinking

 

[RachelBigby]

When you hear yourself explain how driving to a restaurant is easier than making a sandwich.

 

[No More]

When you insist that you cannot possibly have ptsd because your trauma wasn’t *that* bad. (Lalalalala sticks fingers in ears, nope, no ptsd to be seen here)

 

[RachelBigby]

@No More I felt that

 

[Friday]

When you insist that you cannot possibly have ptsd because your trauma wasn’t *that* bad. (Lalalalala sticks fingers in ears, nope, no ptsd to be seen here)

When I’m doing really badly? I don’t have PTSD 19 times a day.

 

[RachelBigby]

If you've ever had a conversation like this:

"Why didn't you tell me you were in the hospital??"

"I dunno... it didn't seem like a big deal."

 

[Friday]

If you've ever had a conversation like this:

"Why didn't you tell me you were in the hospital??"

"I dunno... it didn't seem like a big deal."

My oldest friend and I finally had to sit down and agree upon an update matrix 10 years ago. A whole green/yellow/red action plan kind of thing.

- Anything green was totally kosher tell her about it after the fact.
- Anything yellow she would prefer to know in real time, but I was allowed to use my own discretion
- Anything red she’d be pissed off not to know in real time

That was SUPER helpful to me.

Red - Admit to hospital or ICU
Yellow - Being seen in the ER for potentially life threatening thing
Green - ER but just need stitches, or nebulizer, or similar

I made her my emergency contact person to deal with the whole “I was unconscious! How the hell am I supposed to call you if I’m unconscious?!?” issue that came up from time to time