You Know You Have PTSD When...

[Anrish]

When you sit in the subway and almost get a panic attack because of the noise, the smells, the movement and the people around you....and don't feel like you could work later on because you're so stressted out after a 20 min ride in the subway.

 

[Ronin]

When you wish you had a panic attack, instead of what you're having. When panicking, it's a sure sign of life!

(Said with a cheerful optimism.)

 

[Anrish]

@Cashew: ...I'm so with you in that. :hug:

When you prefer to forget time over work and unpleasant stuff instead of doing something good to you because you cannot deal with passion time.

 

[Ronin]

When you prefer to forget time over work (...)

And with you on that.

When you really aren't stressed about things people expect you'll be stressed about, and the devil's in the details of 'so ordinary' stuff.

When you're all stoic eventually misplaced affect cheerful about tough shit but then jeez, why am I sad for hours over a goddamn movie, with a happy ending, even?

And you wait how long it'll take until you remember only the movie, nothing surrounding it.

 

[Lucycat]

When you get stressed about the good things you should be excited about. Like holidays and fun times but all the little bits of it seems so overwhelming it does not seem worth the effort.

 

[Ronin]

You really want to start on explaining about things being different word-meaning, but you're too busy not throwing up first.

Let's ignore the paranoia that was common-sense in those settings and who didn't have it was a dead man, too.

 

[Ocean5]

- When you carry Xanax with you in case of emergency. Even though you haven't take it in 8 months.
- When just having Xanax becomes a safety blanket, or insurance policy of sorts.

 

[Changing4Best]

I have a little pill bottle on my key chain. I can put some of my anti-anxiety meds in it.

 

[Ocean5]

little pill bottle on my key chain.

I have same type of thing.

 

[Ellabella44]

When your husband and teen daughter have an argument, and things don't settle down until you step in.

All normal everyday occurrence until you are about to say what would you two do if I wasn't here.

And you stop yourself because a year and over a month ago, you were going to off yourself and not be here. Really gives you perspective.

 

[Gadgie]

Yea! I've still got the pills that I almost took the last time, and that was a few months ago.

I was going to throw them out, but I decided to keep them,.............just in case, I ever get that way again?

 

[Ocean5]

I was going to throw them out, but I decided to keep them,.............just in case, I ever get that way again?

Hope I am understanding you correctly - but yes I consider like a life insurance policy. Things get too bad - they are there for temporarily relief.