You Know You Have PTSD When...

[Forgetful]

You ask for a heavy sledgehammer for Christmas so maybe can get some sleep without nightmares!!!

When 3yo granddaughter tells 1yo grandson "no, stop noise, ma mum no like noise". Bless her heart. She always warns me when she's going to make noise.

 

[BlackbirdSinging]

When your therapist encourages you to be gentle with yourself. And the first thought you have is "gentle with myself?".

 

[Gs172003]

When you want to slap the living hell out of somebody you've never met. Oh..that's not just PTSD?

 

[Ronin]

When you drop your therapist for financial reasons --

And all the other reasons like 'You're good. You could probably help. And I'm tired of wasting your time.'

 

[Ironlady]

When you wake up feeling ok and realize that you just spent the whole past week in one big emotional flashback and wasn't completely aware of it. :tdown:

 

[Heather]

When your emotions rule your life.

And you don't remember the last time you actually slept through the night without having to be medicated.

 

[Anrish]

When you stand under the shower and write the words "Lonely, empty, sad and small" on the steamed up glass.

When you go out, have a great time and just feel nothing afterwards because your joy-battery is completely empy.

When you do not make plans for your future because the present is already hard enough.

 

[Forgetful]

When just thinking of what has to be done today is exhausting and you need a nap.

All you want for Christmas is for it to be over.

 

[Sunshinekaz]

Brilliant funny and so true

 

[Ronin]

When the reality stops making sense altogether, as slicing trauma out of it & tossing it away just doesn't work.

When you remember what slowed the tailspin the other time was 'Baby steps' so you grab the pieces that do make sense.
& They're still of too different lives. Different social protocols & different rules & different defense mechanisms.

 

[Forgetful]

When the song Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer sounds like a goal

 

[Ronin]

sounds like a goal

It wasn't one? :wideeyed::D

... You know you have PTSD when /PTSD/ forum buddies introduce you to major hilarity in life.