You Know You Have PTSD When...

[ms spock]

When dark humour is an active part of your life.

 

[DesiretoThrive]

I am reminded I have PTSD when...
going to the DMV is considered a social outing!

 

[ms spock]

When you approach people like your therapist/s because you certainly don't want to replicate your parent's behaviours.

 

[DesiretoThrive]

I know I have PTSD when...I read this thread with my supporter and the response is, "OMG, you could have written all of these!"

 

[Deleted member 28403]

When you approach people like your therapist/s because you certainly don't want to replicate your parent's behaviours.

Kinda exactly what my life could be, my wishes are to not be like them, to be as far away from them and to be a better person.

 

[Changing4Best]

... when waking up at 3 AM on New Years morning and deciding to clean out 2 closets, taking a bunch of junk out to the garbage at 7AM and having fun doing it.

 

[Deleted member 28403]

You know you have PTSD when:

1. You can't sleep unless lights are on, wardrobe is open and you are sure there are no monsters around you.

2. You count 4-5 hours as an amazing amount of sleep.

3. A 5 year old calling you an idiot hurts you badly and makes you feel really bad, same goes for someone jokingly offending you.

4. Your daily goal is minimal human contact.

5. You spend more time a day dealing with IBS than talking to people.

6. You get anxious if someone falls asleep while chatting with you, and are extremely worried about them and don't know whats going on.

7. You can't differ reality from dream when waking up, and it takes you up to 2 hours to calm down from the panic.

8. You kinda remember some things, but have no idea what happened first.

9. Working on regaining memory and remembering stuff gives you a strong headache.

10. If someone knows you on the street, there is a high chance you will run away.

 

[DesiretoThrive]

I know you have PTSD when I....
1. Take a year to train the service animal to walk on a leash with harness then am too afraid to go outside
2. Consider a self check into ten day hospital as a restful option
3. Clench my teeth when sleeping so bad the tooth breaks off and going to the dentist is a terrifying option
4. I am motivated to go for a walk on the beach by remembering last months walk on the beach as the good ol days
5. The no contact policy for family has now leaked over to most of the friends
6. A conversation about how anxiety rules my decision seems like a healthy one.
7. Waking up out of breath has become normal
8. I see the odometer of the car and it has less than 1500 miles on it
9. Think of the 2011 car as new
10. Am fatigued, tired and depressed from trying to determine if I am fatigued, tired or depressed.

 

[Ronin]

When you laugh about almost anything that makes you hurt, and then laugh because the absurdity of laughing at tragedy honestly seems like brightness of the day.

 

[Changing4Best]

... when the neighbors think you are crazy for taking out what must have been half your apartment and throwing it in the garbage cans out back (and around the garbage cans too, as there was too much of it to fit in the cans). And doing this all in one morning. [Hyperactivity attack!].

 

[Ladyghosthunter]

....when you think TV during the day is one big self help book....

 

[BlackbirdSinging]

When you lean close to a mirror to put eyeliner on and you can see your eye twitching. The same twitching it's been doing for the past few months that your therapist says is a physiological reaction to the stress and anxiety you have.

When you're in the kitchen at night with the light on and you startle yourself when you turn and see the light is on downstairs. It's usually off at night.