You Know You Have PTSD When...

[jimmy-joe]

When you do a whole body flinch if someone raises their hand in the corner of your eye, even though you saw and registered the movement before you flinched.

 

[MouseWedger]

>When you can't say "I have PTSD" without crying
>When you don't like having you're spouse hold you at night
>When being in your own body feels awkward and uncomfortable

 

[SpokaneSunshine]

When you vacillate from completely docile in one moment (out of fear that deep-down everybody is suicidal or homicidal), to completely stark-raving mad.....because the barista at Starbucks failed to put syrup in your tea as requested.

 

[MouseWedger]

Spokane, I just laughed about your comment... I can totally relate to that one! Been there, done that. Got the weird looks after.

 

[Nase]

...when your "fuzzy blanky" person who just doesn't know any better has called to check on you...voice is calming and sweet and lulling....you respond calmly; UNTIL he "calmly, sweetly" says ... everybody has their demons, you just need to stop living in the past RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR I flipped, Cuxxssed (which i don't do), and blurted out something I didn't even know had happened to me at age 3. Poor guy. but what happened at 3? sorry guys my sunshiney demeanor just imploded

 

[ItsAllGood]

When your neighbours are surprised to see you out of your pyjamas
When you start to find sodoku puzzles offensive
When you check the fridge for food knowing you havent been shopping but its empty and you dont know why
When a special occasion is having a shower
when your cat starts taking on dog traits to protect you
When you name the mice in the roof rustle, scratchy and bitey so you dont lose it when they scuttle at night...

 

[jimmy-joe]

When you back away from anyone who steps within 5 feet.

 

[ItsAllGood]

Hello I’m new here I’ve finally found my people. I cant decide to be relieved I’m not alone or angry at all the sorrow in this world. We should all get together and build a time machine.

Hi bluefairy and welcome

Im new here too. Its nice here : )

Im sorry for your pain and hurt. Take care of you.

Thnowflea

 

[Lionheart]

You Know you have PTSD when ...............you are riding down the street past a restaurant and spot a man staring out of the window and so you stop, go in, get in his face and ask him if he has a FN' problem because you thought he was giving you a mean look......:eek:

Yes I admit I once did this to a poor fellow who was innocently eating his lunch.:confused:
(Now, many years later, they call me 'mellow yellow')...lol :p

 

[Nase]

...you stop answering phones, because their might be a human on the other end wanting something from you.

 

[Nase]

you keep reading a horror story over and over until you feel something; when you finally start screaming inside and crying out you realize its your online journal...sucks

 

[MouseWedger]

You hear a bump in the night, and you KNOW every time your parents said the Boogey Man didn't exist was a lie. You know he's outside your window.