You Know You Have PTSD When...

[trying2movefwd]

You hit the anniversary date of a trauma and one flashback turns into many flashbacks.

 

[ladee]

When you ask your Pain Managment Dr to please stop minimizing your anxiety and then start crying because you are so damned weary of explaining yourself to the world..
I'm editing this to say, explaining myself to Dr.'s..I don't explain to the world anymore.

 

[NoWhereKnowWhere]

When you finished with your therapist and miss her more than your friends and family who you haven't seen in ages.

When your partner googles anything we're about to watch to make sure it won't trigger me because he hates to see me upset.

When I've caused my dog to be skittish because she thinks we have something to be scared of when we're out walking. Damn dogs pick up on a lot, poor thing I really need to be more mindful of her.

 

[Recovery4Me]

When you fantasize of a day where PTSD is accepted in mainstream so:

*You can always find an restaurant table with a wall to place your back against.
*So you do not have to consider getting an service permit to have a dog as constant company.
*So the movies come with trigger ratings on the trailers or rated on the marquee.
*So you can offer to the cashier,"One moment I am disassociating! " and everyone is cool.
*So people know not to bully you too hard because you will deck them.
*So keys come with beepers.
*So Amazon Echo or any other smart home device...can locate your misplaced $hit.
*So DSM5 authorities have to get real jobs other than stamping or labeling people.:sneaky:

 

[Anrish]

When you rather get up at 04:30 in the morning before your mind begins to whirl again.

When you just cannot stand being touched at certain times and flinch even from a person you trust.

 

[One step at a time]

Sitting in a café with your back to a glass wall is exposure therapy.

The potted plants behind us are not a threat, and no person can walk through the wall without breaking it, no matter how transparent it may be. Silly brain, would you kindly just do your work :)

 

[Anrish]

When being perceived makes you nervous - and being perceived in a good way...makes you feel sick.

 

[DharmaGirl]

minimizing your anxiety

Do you see a pain psychologist? That helped me a lot with the anxiety surrounding my pain.

 

[DharmaGirl]

When you fantasize of a day where PTSD is accepted in mainstream so:

I LOVE this!! That would be so wonderful!

 

[Ronin]

When...

Nope, no PTSD, no trauma, no anything, you're too ashamed of all of it.

Then you cry at war movies and rage about bits that are Totally Normal Life because it's soo relatable.
And you forget half of the season of a show you've been watching for years because that's too darned close to your current life, still. Also about ninety attachment problems you, of course, don't have either.

 

[Ronin]

& When 'Founding a political party. Our program is isolation and ragefitting' sounds like you, finally, found where you stand firmly politically and life wise. Thank you, anonymous, for sorting those dichotomies for me.

 

[Anrish]

When you're not scared of understanding the contents of a difficult training coming up - but dealing with people...