You Know You Have PTSD When...

[Anrish]

When you don't have a problem to be alone in the mountains at more than 2000 meters...but you have a problem and panic when you see humen coming closer to you up there...

 

[Ronin]

When you go shopping with @Ellabella44 or else you wouldn't be able to. Claustrophobia again returns me to another time and another country and local language flies outta window... focusing on English speaking buddy does ground well. ;)

When you're too exhausted after hours long panic thinking what helps it is too much effort. :wtf::banghead:

 

[Lionheart]

.....when being mistreated or taken advantage of releases a formidable rage inside of you that can barely be controlled or contained!!!

 

[Ronin]

When control is easy. Larger plan and staying on task.

It's the containing that guts you. Back to breathing & moving mindfulness.

 

[Glo809]

I'm having the urge to paint, like the afro guy on pbs.

My father in law who was in an Alzheimer's care center, painted, and his works were beautiful!

G

 

[trying2movefwd]

You have a meeting with a governmental case worker and one words spins you right into a flashback, you realize flashback, you want out of flashback, flashback causes anger....all of a sudden you see an ink pen flying in the air just about to hit the case worker. ..you apologize a million times cause "your not normally like this". Seriously thought it would be a harmless meeting. But one question about surgery threw me back to two years ago living with D.V. :( ugh!!!

 

[Anrish]

When you prefer to sit inside a restaurant - even with great weather because there are too many people outside...

 

[Ronin]

When you really try for peace and the universe just won't chill.

You need your little kindness & works of arts to not lose what of /your/ humanity you have left.

& When your actual problems with that need a long subtle explanation of on and off empathy & a lot of other deeply humane characteristics you just don't have the /words/ for, as that's either incorrect research that doesn't apply, or a lifetime of taboo.

 

[trying2movefwd]

Your doctor tells you that your ptsd is severe with a high level of dissociative fugue and orders you not to try work at all. :( plus changes meds for the i don't know how many times. Next up: Seriquil oh joy!

 

[Chincho]

When new tasks for the week start piling up and the only thing you can do is freeze and wish you could live in a cave away from the world.

 

[Ronin]

When you have a cavelike place.

Spoilers, shit's f*cked, fibro & bones pain hate it more than the depression & survivor's guilt it's supposed to shoo! :D

 

[Ellabella44]

when your T discusses making a contract governing your behavior for the week that the rest of your family is on vacation.

When you disaster prep for that week : arrange people to call, non alcoholic drinks, plan a schedule for the days because well lets face it you dont trust yourself alone.