You Know You Have PTSD When...

[HëllaBubz]

So you start thinking of friends who would loan you a horse to put in the back yard as revenge.

When you start to wonder about your partner's sanity when you tell him about the above - and he thinks it would have been funny too!

 

[who am i kim]

When you cry for no reason, take your anger out on your spouse even if he is not the enemy, can be so unpredictable in yourself the entire day. :alien:

 

[Valhalla]

...when you make a joke to your best friend who also has PTSD and she snorts when she laughs, causing you to laugh and you laugh so hard that your brain switches off and you can't remember why you're laughing so you ask your friend who repeats the joke which you find hilarious, having never heard it before, and you laugh hysterically causing her to laugh hysterically until you laugh so hard that you switch off again and forget why you were laughing, repeating this three times until you have a cluster headache, can't move and are still laughing about something that you can't remember.

 

[Deleted member 19035]

I know she has PTSD when she locks her therapist in the bathroom to show her how it feels. :roflmao:

I know she has PTSD when her alter (aged 4) calls me 'mud man'

I know I am a PTSD supporter when I spend hours trying to convince her its safe to have a shower.

 

[KatB]

When you put the wrong key into the front door building (multiple times)...

When you open the fridge door and recognize the sugar doesn't belong there...

When you are confused about everything....

When you can't think anymore about the current terrorist attacks

 

[KatB]

When going to the courts bring up upcoming uncomfortable feelings.
(about past/present traumas)

When you dissociate more than you can remember...

When your own body feels more pain than usual...

 

[Nighthawk]

When your daughters boyfriend describes a exhilarating activity. You manage to invision the whole thing bring your panic to a point of tears.:eek: Took hours to get over the fear.

 

[JustBe]

...When this thread brings you more "aha, me too" moments than anything in the "real world".

 

[HëllaBubz]

When someone asks you if something you cooked could be possibly overdone, and you have a fit of hysterics because you know that you most definitely forgot about it in the oven, so there's no way!

 

[BlackbirdSinging]

When the only time you really feel "normal" is in therapy or on the PTSD message board talking to other people about symptoms.

When you stay up late every night to avoid sleeping too long. Because if you sleep too long you almost always have nightmares. And then your symptoms are worse from lack of sleep.

 

[Core]

When your pour several tablespoons worth of sugar in a regular cup of coffee.

 

[KatB]

When When you did not bring enough meds for sleepovers...

When you can relate to shows of police and military...

When you feel more comfortable somewhere that's not your home...

When your stomach is reacting worse( hence gastrointestinal issues)...