You Know You Have PTSD When...

[The Albatross]

When you have to explain that being called attention to is a trigger to a church member... because you have PTSD.

 

[notsurewheretoturn]

@Ellabella44 I cut my own hair because I can't stand anyone being that close with a weapon or even standing behind me and touching my hair. Dread to think what I would do to them. Not sure if my friends understand this.

But back to the thread, you've stopped trying to help anyone because you are always in the wrong if you try. Not to mention in the way, not wanted and just plain under everyone's feet.

You feel happier being an outcast because it means that you don't have to deal with society or its expectations of you.

 

[Ronin]

... tangential, when you develop high expectations because of being an outcast. 'I can live without you, but it's you who's in a mess when in half changed situations you're used to'. Complicates your dating life.

 

[notsurewheretoturn]

@Cashew I don't have a dating life.

 

[Ronin]

@notsurewheretoturn, apologies. I was speaking about myself (thus, not tagging you into the post or quoting, as it was in reaction to what you said, but not meant to you specifically)

 

[Ellabella44]

When you fear success as much as you fear failure. Every good thing has a bad thing that will happen as a result. Its a pattern. You don't deserve it.

When you realize that the above fear is a result of bad things following good throughout life as a kid.

When even though you have realized this, you still get stuck in the pattern, and expect chaos to break loose.

 

[notsurewheretoturn]

@Cashew no apology necessary, I was just stating a fact relating to what PTSD does to me and why I am such an outcast with this. I wasn't aiming it at anyone.

No offense was intended or taken by me, I hope it wasn't taken by you either. :hug:

 

[.Bubbles.]

When somebody is asking you information about the past (5 previous addresses!) And you just stare like a deer in headlights. Anxiety and trauma fried parts of my brain lady! she looked at me like I was insane.

 

[sun seeker]

When trying to cook lunch for yourself sends you into a panic attack.

 

[Anrish]

When being awake in the middle of the night is normal for you - and sleeping for more than six hours is a pure shock for you.

 

[Changing4Best]

When you do not ever want to get married again, or get close to a man, because of what he might do to you among other reasons.

 

[BlackbirdSinging]

When you drop everything you're holding and jump because you thought you saw a bug on your chair out of the corner of your eye. And when you look there was nothing there.