You Know You Have PTSD When...

[Upside Down Eagle]

When you´re trying to control how a jar of peanut butter stands on the desk, in order to compensate for some things that were out of control years upon years ago :D

Oh and when you are terrible at math because you can´t focus on anything specific, so you try to avoid calculating altogheter.

 

[Ronin]

When you're good at math only when you turn it into personal victories or victories for people you give a f*ck for.

When most of your abilities are still ditching trauma linked & disability linked attitudes. :facepalm::rolleyes:

 

[jaccat]

When reading a good book sends you into a very quiet place deep inside your head where nobody can hurt you. It's a place you know well.

 

[Ronin]

When fiction does the opposite, send you back into the real world and associating, instead of dissociating.

Cue in why all the therapists that didn't get that about you failed with you. No, it is an escape, but it is not dissociative with me, the opposite.

 

[trying2movefwd]

When your driving along and suddenly need to start saying to your self "self" count those motorcycles, self read signs backwards, self roll down the window feel the air, its now not then." Finally grounded myself in time!

 

[Forgetful]

You know you have PTSD when:

You think maybe you can turn the spare room into the dogs potty so you don't have to go outside anymore.

You try to light your lighter with your cigarette.

 

[Deleted member 12723]

When your inner abuser starts to shout and you start second guessing yourself.

 

[Ronin]

When you have jungle justice rules about introjects of everyone that hurt you and any less radical than that means you're drowning in depressive shit, listening to them, instead of you.

So you decide to camp at Stay Mad, Stay Rad.

 

[BlackbirdSinging]

When the reactions of your body show you that your brain is more aware of dates and anniversaries than you seem to be.

 

[Anrish]

When you are so fixated on reading about insomnia and dreams that you even take the wrong subway...:eek:

 

[Forgetful]

When you make a 6 item to do list then midday 4 of them are categorized as f*ck it - not today!

When you leave your shopping list at home so often that you put it in your phone. Then leave the phone home :banghead::banghead::banghead:

You consider it an an achievement when you don't drop dinner taking it out of the oven!

When you trip, bump into something, drop something ( you know, all of those normal small things) results in things being thrown.

You consider it a good nights sleep if you get as much as 3 1/2 hours sleep and can't remember the nightmares.:tup:

 

[trying2movefwd]

When the reactions of your body show you that your brain is more aware of dates and anniversar...

So true!