You Know You Have PTSD When...

[Ronin]

^ Gets that a lot, @Friday...

Yo mate, we can do a swing: I'll fret over kids in May, you in July, and in November we'll have margaritas somewhere Japan, away from all the crazy, with the respective kids fretted about? ;)

Fuuture. It real. Good momma. Not failing cub. And burned cakes & tamales are yumms nice birthday too.

You got him. You always do. All the other stress can deck it. Not bad parties, safe kiddo, who will look over atcha in amusement or w/e teens do at the end of the day. And the day will be over. Calm and clear skies.

 

[Ronin]

You compartmentalize out / forget a decade of DV...

Because the decade before then was equal and different mess and is hotter. :bored:

Note to come back to *that* exH & co. clusterf*ck.

 

[Ellabella44]

When you point out how you don't feel you handled a situation well and your therapist says that's because your extensive trauma made you feel this situation was a threat.

 

[AnD]

You keep jumping for seeing the smoke alarm.

And when you see its shadow

For days

Even if you put it there yourself and should know it is safe

 

[Survivor3]

Your scared ? of yourself and what your capable of.

people won't come near you because your a time bomb,

docters shit themselves before you walk into their room.

 

[Spokesperson brave]

You don't walk into a place without knowing how to get out. That place is inpatient, you identify different ways you could self harm yourself while under care, and finally admit to yourself that suicide is a way out ( but truly acknowledge that statement 2weeks after release)

 

[Ronin]

When you'd rather step on a mine than feel.

And when... Oy vey f*ck. Not feeling been a task to fix.

 

[mumstheword]

When you spend a lot of, most, days on myptsd.

 

[Ronin]

Making yourself stop avoiding things you have for decades is a major success.

... but then, so is remembering why you related to a comic char the first time you read it.

Thank goodness, Nightwing being so awesome superhero to model off of... who also happens to be a cop ;)

 

[Ronin]

When...

Swear to something I'm gonna function meter by how 'fine' I am.

 

[Spokesperson brave]

When you're in a dark place and decide that a Dante's inferno inspired tattoo would make a great entire back piece and you start looking for an artist to commission

 

[mumstheword]

When you have moments and occasional days of being fine and dandy and loads of bleuuugh.