You Know You Have PTSD When...

[Ronin]

When... Of course you didn't notice me sneaking out. I majored in the art of disappear & your cam has a too long lags interval. Halfa minute too much tiempo.

 

[Fadeaway]

When your greatest revelation is realizing that nightmares are only the #2 reason you wake up. #1 is because your brain seems to be trained to be on the alert for the slightest out of place noise which might signal someone is in your home, which seems to occur roughly 50 times a night when you live in an apartment.

 

[Anrish]

When you just do not want to see the world for some days.

 

[Twentysomething]

When you can put a smile on your face like a mask because no one else will understand why you are to sad...

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When you smile so hard, halfway the conversation you start realizing your smile is getting way to big for the topic... but your face is just cramped up in the smile... you can't tone it down...

 

[BlackbirdSinging]

When somene comes up behind you and touches your back and you have to focus on not spinning around and yelling "get your hands off me". I wanted to say to the person for one thing don't ever come up behind me like that. And two never come behind me and touch me unexpectedly like that ever. I didn't say it though since the person doesn't know I have PTSD. And the person doesn't know that I have issue with being touched. Especially unexpectedly.

 

[Anrish]

When being happy...confuses you more than anything.

 

[Lionheart]

when you've worn holes in all your socks from shuffling your feet around restlessly in an attempt to stifle your anxiety.

 

[Lola Nocheprieta]

When fhe idea of doing "inner child work" makes you want to run screaming in fhe Other direction, and you can only even imagine your inner child in the third person.

 

[Ronin]

When it used to be a struggle to speak.

Now it's a struggle to type words.

 

[Anrish]

When a party on your schedule makes you freak out.

When trembling is as normal as breathing.

 

[Keming]

when you can have a long cardio workout just by someone saying 'good morning' unexpectedly

 

[Lola Nocheprieta]

When it used to be a struggle to speak.

Now it's a struggle to type words.

Progress!