You Know You Have PTSD When...

[Ronin]

Applause, @ISupportHer. :hilarious:

You've been expected. :) (Well, so is Santa.)

 

[Noxyoursox]

When you desperately want to be left alone but desperately want to not be alone.

 

[Lionheart]

when sudden and/or loud noises send you through the roof.

 

[Heather]

When you second guess every single decision you make.

When you wake up and your heart is pounding out of your chest

 

[desiderata310]

When your grocery shopping is dictated by when the grocery stores are almost empty. So you get up at the ass crack of dawn and rush out the door to get your shopping done before 6:30am

 

[desiderata310]

When you get invited for a cup of coffee and something about the invitation conversation triggers you so bad that you become suicidal. But damned if you know what the hell set it off.

 

[Noxyoursox]

When you second guess every single decision you make.

When you wake up and your heart is pounding out o...

Both of these!

When you realize that most of your hobbies are actually coping mechanisms.

 

[Glo809]

When you react to a situation, and your brain uses old info. .... stimuli... from a long time ago.

And not the current info, in other words 'we' assume what is going to happen.

I have a poor track record in this situation....
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[Gs172003]

When you "feel" somebody running up behind you, you go into panic mode..turn around and nobody is there. Panic attack anyway. Then your poor hubby can't keep up with you anymore as you high tail it down the trail at 20 mph( not really but it felt like it)

Yesterday, mammoth cave trails.

 

[Anrish]

When you switch to flight mood as soon as a social interaction becomes uncomfortable because you always fear to be not worthy, to start crying or just not to be heard.

 

[Werewoman]

I have a poor track record in this situation....

I bet mine is worse. lol

 

[Ronin]

When you need to remind yourself you're not f*cking up as badly as you come up with you are.

& When it's not even self consciousness problem, when it's lanes of histories problem.
& When you need to remember you're not slowing people down.
& That 'slowed down = we're all f*cked' isn't a f*cking thing in a civvie world. Head, get on the line. Thank.