You Know You Have PTSD When...

[Lost Marbles]

When you are relieved that Christmas is over and you are still breathing.

 

[Deleted member 12723]

Even after explaining how a trigger works that it's not always rational that it's not something I can control and that it's not something I get to choose. It's hard. And it's harder when people tell me that I'm just being hard on her. Like just for the sake of it. Yes. That's it. That's it exactly.

I understand the triggers and yes exactily as you explained it for me as well. You are not being hard on her from what you are currently dealing with triggers I think. I have my triggers too and I can get lost so easily so I have been learning for now until I can process my triggers better I have to stay away from it. Good luck.:hug::hug::hug:

 

[Ronin]

When you silent weep about pictures. Symbols. Stupid symbols that once meant people.

And then silent looks f*ckup four months because, sorry country, you meant both symbols and people, once upon a stay-in-hell-forever.

 

[IamJenna]

When u cry repeatedly through out Xmas.
& have to go meet another survivor friend on Boxing Day just to stay sane.

 

[Anrish]

When family events make you...flinch.

 

[Ronin]

When you pack to go when people turn into 'family'. It's not you, it's me, want you safe. / Pobrecito, want -you- safe, stay. :wtf::facepalm:

In the same time, you insert chosen families to dreams & recompartmentalize hard. No fear in this land. Just pack & action & plans. Families, apparently still needed. Just doing them right is a strange way.

 

[Anrish]

When lunch break with other people is ...stressful.

 

[mumstheword]

When you realize that still being alive is a major accomplishment. Just that. Survival is gruelling and one day I get the full relief, but not yet. Death, I long for, on a bad day, but I won't take that action to bring it to me because other people matter more to me than I do. I'm working on it though, I want to matter to me, it's just been hard work to feel that. If I didn't have others to care for, I'm not so sure I could stick it out.

 

[EveHarrington]

When you can’t stand crowds so much that you skip the entire Christmas buying season.

 

[Anrish]

When being left all alone suddenly...is more like normal to you than a shock.

 

[Lost Marbles]

When you do your grocery shopping at 1:00 AM and use the self check out lane so as to avoid contact with other people.

you skip the entire Christmas buying season.

That is pretty much what I do.

 

[Gamereign555]

A car accident that lacerates your spleen and liver isn’t nearly traumatic enough to cause you much fuss.