You Know You Have PTSD When...

[Marlene]

Sorry...should have read 'You know you have PTSD and finally accepted it...When you wake up one day and the insanity that is PTSD is now your normal. When the anger you've carried for so long at the fact that your life has had to make such a radical shift is gone. You know the PTSD is still there and can raise its ugly head when it wants to, but you actually start feeling human again.

I guess I should add that you know you have PTSD when things in your head don't necessarily translate to the keyboard even when you think they have.

 

[Jestadud]

You know you have Ptsd when you have to read a post like this half a dozen times trying to spot what is supposedly wrong with it!

You know you have PTSD when you go from - zero to "I'll take to hell with me" - over anyone stepping over your boundaries after politely pointing out to please don't do that and why.

You know you have Ptsd (apparently) when "Take as many of them with you as you can" seem's like a reasonable comment, or is that an unreasonable comment and because of Ptsd you cant tell.

Help, tying myself up in knots trying to get my head around this one.

 

[KP the nut]

You know you have PTSD when you pull, let's put this delicately, feminine hygene products out of your handbag instead of the tissues you so desperately need during a very tough EMDR session.

 

[Reclusive]

Hahahhaha... OMG, KP, I can't imagine....!!!!

 

[Tosh]

You know you have PTSD when....you get back from the store thinking "mission accoplished!" only to realize you forgot what you went to the store for in the first place.

 

[cat]

Ummmmmmmmmmmmmm.......Cat scratches her head, I don't understand either Jestadad!

 

[Heather]

You know you have PTSD when you're doing really well for awhile something triggers you and then you become suicidal, want to cut yourself, hate everybody, YOURSELF most of ALL. And all you really want to do is tell everybody to f*ck off!!! Nice huh?

 

[freakofnurture]

... when you call your grandma, but your granddad answers and is short with you when you start to show interest in his day; then, after the short call's over, you think 'Oh, I should have asked him if my call came at an inconvenient time..', but secretly you KNOW that he was just short with you because he doesn't like you anymore for not forgiving you p*rents.

... when 'they' don't even leave you alone in your sleep and creep into your nightmares to harass you and hurt you and show you that there is no real safe place as long as your brain is with you.

 

[Reclusive]

You know you have PTSD when....you get back from the store thinking "mission accoplished!" only to realize you forgot what you went to the store for in the first place.

Oh, I've done this more than once, that's for sure. I'll get a ton of stuff I wasn't going to the store for and forget the one thing I really needed. Hate it SO much.

 

[Dee Morris]

You know you have PTSD when...

...a dark closet is literally an acceptable place to spend time or sleep.

I am SO glad I am not the only one who has done this. In fact I am worried about my husband using this against me in our divorce.

 

[freakofnurture]

but secretly you KNOW that he was just short with you because he doesn't like you anymore for not forgiving you p*rents.

Shit, I was right -.- Grandma told me. F*ck. F****ck!!!!

 

[GracePeace]

You know you have ptsd when...
the trees outside your window turn into men trying to attack you
the local police call your family before they come over to see why you called
you avoid going to a whole city/suburb/metropolisis because he'll know you're there
you sleep with an alarm button besides your bed, a knife under your pillow, and have scoped out and placed various weapons (bats, small knives) in every room of the house in case in case he gets in (car too, no worries!)
the last night you slept a full night of sleep was....1998