You Know You Have PTSD When...

[Nighthawk]

When you have a calmer time and you think you all better. Then something small happens and it throws you over the mountain.

 

[Deleted member 27340]

...when no matter what you do you are completely and entirely unable to achieve and overview and/or understanding of your huge network of vicious cycles, triggers, associations and memories, thus causing you to just say something along the lines of "my brain didn't like whatever" when something's up.

...you've been on the beginning of a panic attack four times this week and it's only Thursday.

...you stay up for 24 hours just to get a good night of sleep. Then you sleep through an insane thunder storm that woke up the whole town and cut the electricity, through your alarm and show up late for school. Also, because you finally had 8 hours of sleep again, your people-ask-if-you've-got-ADHD-energy has returned and you jump all over, climb everything, get hurt and get bruises all over again. Your friends also wonder how poorly you must have slept to have been so calm from the lack of sleep.

..."what's that thing ovah-- who's that guy I've seen him befo-- you know what's for dinner toda- hey what month is it again?"

 

[Deleted member 19804]

When it takes an intense EMDR session to make you realise your view of the world is all messed up.

When your first reaction to your Dad playfully messing up your hair is "ouch" and "don't touch me!"

 

[Nighthawk]

When you freaking out cause your child hasnt returned from being away for the weekend. You are about to call the police when it finally clicks that it is only Saturday.:eek:

 

[Recovery4Me]

When I face PTSD and admit that although I may have been broken or rearranged, I now have others who understand. Thus becoming stronger in areas that set 'us' apart can actually afford each to be a hero in their own story of recovery. Courage can become my middle name, if I take the risk and join the others here within the road to healing.

 

[Anrish]

When you realize that you have to take baby steps in some matters where other people just live and do their stuff.

 

[EmmaDancing]

• When not being dissociated is abnormal.
• When you get anxiety from the trailers for halloween specials.
• When you try and petition for trigger warnings to be included on the jackets of books.

 

[Deleted member 27340]

When you come home to an empty house, pull out your knife, unlock the door and carefully walks around the house to check that every single room is clear.

Later you still keep in mind that you did not check every single possible hiding spot, so you stay careful when moving from one part of the house to another.

(and this is why you dream of living in a small flat)

 

[Deleted member 27340]

When writing this:

"My brain had to do a time-out in the corner. It was mean."

feel completely natural and not odd in any way, shape or form until you realize that your brain is you and you can't time-out it and that you're actually just one person and not a teacher with a student and idk.

 

[Hydrotroop91]

You are past midterm and still don't know your schedule.

You forget what assignments are due when even if you wrote it down, you probably lost the paper.

 

[JustBe]

...when those who know you well remark on how much better you're doing, while you know you've only become better at hiding your pain.

 

[Hydrotroop91]

So true!