You Know You Have PTSD When...

[Recovery4Me]

*You know you have PTSD when others use it as a pat excuse to leave the relationship, because they know it is the "one thing" that you can not change only regulate. Then they look at you as if you 'should' comfort them for needing to break up as you MUST know this the true dark reason? :whistling:

*When you consider wearing a scarlet letter P on your attire.:roflmao:

*When your family states, "You think trauma and abuse is common because you spend so much time on the PTSD Board!"
Yeah, don't bother reading statistics or anything!:D

 

[Ocean5]

@Amish @jaccat @ForagingChef @Leah Morgan (ok this seems to be common..previous comments about blood and bleeding..) Had employee once tell me I was bleeding..... I just don't notice unless I feel serious pain.

Other day....woke-up to dried blood on floor. Normal person would be freaked. I assumed I cut foot, and think another accident. Was grateful it stopped bleeding.

But injuries/bleeding issues in past without noticing common.

Also getting off a Benzo. So past several days not normal...at all....

 

[iwannadeletethis]

-you act like ants are in your pants because you had to sit with your back to the door.

-your bug out bag is better than something the military would come up with.

-you black out and beat the snot out of an attacker and you're nothing but stoked when you come to.

-you're way too socially aware to make friends.

Love this idea!!:inlove:

 

[Ronin]

You wake up in a shelter, confused how the hell you got there and why your legs are aching and where the hell did that chopper go only to realize nope, that need to run for a shelter totally wasn't there, because you're in a decade later.

(More notes to self why the hell I wouldn't be useful to anybody anywhere. But glad the seek-cover reflex didn't yet entirely vanish, even if situational awareness f*cked off for a few hours.

Cough, I'm getting why the bf was miffed at my lack of check ins. Busy hiding, forgot phones >___>)

 

[Ocean5]

I'm going through very bad time. I just want to thank people here for being so honest...

 

[Ronin]

@Ocean5, thank you for being with us. Anything we can help with? Please stay strong, hopefully the hard time waves find some other cliff to break on than you pretty soon.

 

[Ocean5]

@Link Removed thank you for support and kind words.

While I'm not a surfer (just pic I took.) But waves hitting cliff....great way to describe. I don't understand why they keep hitting. Seriously was my youth not hard enough? Then last several years....

 

[Ronin]

@Ocean5, don't come under (easier said than done...), sometimes the 'why's' are just distracting and there aren't any useful answers to them and/or answers come with time.

 

[Anrish]

When you just switch to "function"-mood to get your stuff done and don't feel anything for days.

 

[Ellabella44]

When you watch that wilderness survival show called "Alone" where several men have to survive alone out in the wilderness and you wonder how they can't appreciate the quiet solitude after a few days.

 

[ISupportHer]

When you just switch to "function"-mood to get your stuff done and don't feel anything for days.

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When you know there are "function" keys on your computer but you keep hitting them and nothing happens.

 

[Saint Nik]

When your mind and body don't feel like yours any more :inpain: