You Know You Have PTSD When...

[Ronin]

When your self care day is all about being silent and watching the sun, avoiding most people.

And when nods/likes are all the interaction you needed in the day, because it doesn't hurt and the people aren't traitors (inshallah and fingers crossed).

 

[Lola Nocheprieta]

When the thought of ending therapy send you off into a week of nightmares about something someone said 35 years ago .....

 

[Forgetful]

When arguments (even ones you're not involved in) send you into the fetal position.

When posting above sentence takes 1/2 hour. I think I'll just lurk today. Posting is too damn hard

 

[Forgetful]

When you feel like you MUST apologize for all of likes that are bombarding your notifications.

So............ I am truly sorry.

Ok, back to lurking.

 

[NoWhereKnowWhere]

When 3 hours with actual people is too much and constant grounding is required.

 

[Anrish]

When you do not like to be away from home...

When you do not like to be alone and away from home...

When you are scared of strangers.

 

[Ronin]

When... just what I needed. Being gaslit about things that are literally my life.

Look I don't care in your non-trafficked person life that shit don't exist.
& I don't care anymore.

Also: Responses to a mental health worker you won't ever say.

 

[Anrish]

When you feel worthless or wrong - like you don't belong where you are.

When you do not know how to return kindness.

 

[LLMertens]

When you can't figure out what to do with the crumbs in the kitchen. And who put them there in the first place? Everything is picked up but you can't figure out what to do about the crumbs.

 

[Chiqui]

When you go through life with the attitude «my life and my wellbeing its not important», lets talk about you..

 

[Anrish]

When you avoid people - no matter if they are gentle or not.

 

[BlackbirdSinging]

When a phone call from a new doctor that your primary care doctor referred you to makes you anxious.

When you take almost everything personally.

When you feel lonely when you don't hear much from people and then when you do hear from people it feels like everyone wants something from you. And you can't figure out what it is but, you feel kind of claustrophobic and you want everyone to just back off a little bit. And when they do you feel lonely again.