You Know You Have PTSD When...

[ladee]

When you have a home intrusion and go to a lot of stress and BS to make sure it never happens again... then leave the house for FOUR hours and come home with your front door wide open, because YOU forgot to shut and lock it... I just sort of slithered in... wanted a bag on my head !!

 

[Ronin]

Had a different come back @ladee, but I fricking loved yours. Made me smile. Normal life endings sound such a happy endings -thing- and just yes.

& When your happy and sigh inducing memories are places where eight or ten people of six widely different nationalities could just leave the premises for half of a day and come back and everyone's wedding rings in wide display were still left untouched where they were left, and no one waited around with bullshit. Come on humans, you can be nice, so where is that stuck at this time???

 

[Friday]

When you’re offered a screaming deal on a coat in ...woodland camo... and your first response is?

No way in f*cking hell.

Before even caring about the weather. Thanks. I’ll freeze. Pass.

<cough> It just ain’t that cold out.

 

[katz]

When you walk into a restaurant that you have never been too, and already know the closest exit (or for me, the bathroom- for hiding.)

 

[Friday]

A random song ...


The crazy ass music soldiers play. That makes perfect sense when you’re the one listening to it. That just adds a surreal ghost to the ....noise, so much noise... when it’s someone else’s.

Years later, hearing it again, WTFO.

 

[Deleted member 43031]

You know you have PTSD when you've had so many anxiety attacks they don't even bother you anymore.

 

[Gs172003]

When broken sleep doesn't bother you. You can deal with it just fine.

 

[shatter eyes]

When u take prasozin everynight...and still have nightmares creeping you

 

[Sweetleaf]

When you are dying to take in the things you were deprived of for years, but they're laced with triggers so you stop.

 

[Deleted member 43031]

When you flinch unconsciously at another's gesture in conversation, more than once. Then - explain why.

THEN (lets have fun with this:) do the hookah dance, yell - "TAWANDA!!!!" Smear peanut butter all over yourself and go up to people at the mall asking "Got Jelly? I'm a sandwich" .... THEN, Laugh out of context; for example someone asks you 'how are you doing?' You point, stare and bwwwwwhahahahah - "your too funny" turn calmly & walk away. and FINALLY you know you have PTSD when you :: go up to people at your local psychiatrists office and say "I'm lost. I've gone to look for myself. If I should return before I get back, please ask me to wait." < You can do this at any medical conventions as well> :woot::wideeyed::brb::confused::wacky:

 

[jaccat]

When your T lends you a book on mindfulness and you decide to read it while also watching television and browsing the internet all at the same time.:whistling:

 

[Gs172003]

When your T lends you a book on mindfulness and you decide to read it while also watching television and...

Bwaaaahahahahahaha holy cow that's Soooo me