You Know You Have PTSD When...

[One step at a time]

when mere awareness of a deadline makes symptoms spike, enough that working on the project is a near impossibility :)

 

[ladee]

When you have been at this long enough to know the craziness in your head will be much quiter the next day. And we just ride it to the other side.

 

[DharmaGirl]

When you have trouble reading simple posts, and you don't know if you should press "like" or not, since you can't figure out what it means, but don't want to hurt anyone's feelings since you would be like - omg! she liked every one's but mine.

 

[Ronin]

When old symptoms return after years of being dormant & worked on thus put on hold.

Nevermind, you'll drive them out by old coping mechanisms. After you figure if those were healthier or much more mess to begin with. :cautious:

When... drats, that stops your worrying about known people being strangers & if strangers are a danger, alike. You're a ghost in your own head. :shifty::banghead:

 

[Ladyghosthunter]

..when you have to remind your doctor about your medication they forgot to prescribe you because you're going through withdrawals-thus, becoming Mr./Mrs. Hyde. You've memorized your medication.

 

[Heather]

When you want to cut yourself soooo bad because you can't turn off your head.

I took a red magic marker and wrote on my inside thigh: I hate my life and I wish I were dead

 

[Fadeaway]

I took a red magic marker and wrote on my inside thigh: I hate my life and I wish I were dead

That is huge @Heather. Way to go. Using a marker as an alternative shows a lot of skill and growth.

 

[Anrish]

When it's the hardest part to leave your flat if you urgently need new clothes...:banghead:

 

[jaccat]

When preparing for New Year's Eve translates as buying a new set of ear plugs.

 

[Lola Nocheprieta]

When sex is fraught.

When you feel like you're cheating on your wife ... with your past.

When the line between a lil innocent BDSM and reenactment is blurred, at best.

When being tied down means freedom, and being the one tying up means power and control. And both are equally pleasurable, yet still ... fraught.

When there's no such thing as a simple f*ck anymore.

On the other hand, you know you have a good supporter (and a great sexual partner) when you can say "punish me" and s/he knows exactly how far to take it.

 

[BlackbirdSinging]

When having to find a new primary care doctor causes you enough anxiety that you avoid it for months.

When you have to set an appointment with a new primary care doctor makes you anxious because, you know that means being examined which means being touched. And by a stranger. And both are an issue for you.

 

[Anrish]

When you cannot focus.

When you push people away you love.

When you think about hurting yourself just to feel something again.

When you feel like you're just a nuisance.

When you look into the mirror and ...you only see how ugly you are...