You Know You Have PTSD When...

[Justplainnutz]

Probably heard this....

When watching” Band of Brothers” “We Were Soldiers” “ Blackhawk Down” you feel inspired and feel better. You also have to remind yourself to breath.

 

[expectingbetter]

When you are awake at 4am trying desperately to remember something that was most important part of your life before it has become ruined. When you are digging into the memory which is under tone of dust due to years of pain, when you have tears in your eyes feeling it has all become lost for good, when I still have tears in my eyes but I did manage to remember, that one thing, through years of neglecting, but I did.
It's one thing only. But this time I win. Not ptsd. No matter the sleepless night.

 

[Anrish]

When you do not want to hear "pleasant dreams" - because just no dreams would be enough for you.

 

[420kitty]

When you start to feel somewhat normal for a couple weeks. Then the ptsd rollercoaster comes back just to remind you it's not over.

 

[Justplainnutz]

When one moment you want to give up and within a minute your ready to fight to the death.

 

[BlackbirdSinging]

When you can't find the middle in a situation that's becoming stressful and tense. You get quiet and hold everything inside and force yourself to be flexibile. Even though you've lost your patience and you're pissed off. Until you finally decide that's not right for you and you open your mouth and go from silent to overbearing. Not that you wanted to but, that you can't find the middle.

 

[jaccat]

When all the wrong places feel safe.

 

[Anrish]

When "normal" people talking about how handy some psycho medication could be - because not feeling anything would really come in handy. Uhm yeah...and you just want to slap them.

 

[user44376]

You have to block local news sites because what gave you PTSD seems to in the spotlight every. f*cking. day.

 

[Deleted member 43031]

When you realize the guy you just got attracted to you met at the local dive bar, who goes there 6 days a week and you found him charming.

You know you have ptsd when - you feel threatened by the postman cause HE'S got the bills

When your list for today includes oh yeah, I didn't write one.

When on your 5th trip to the other room, you realize you were going there to GET something relevant.

 

[mumstheword]

... A raised voice with an edge to it sends you into a quivering, crying mass of jellied not-quite-human

 

[Anrish]

When...you canno talk about feelings.