You Know You Have PTSD When...

[BlackbirdSinging]

When you've had about 12 hours of sleep in the past 3 days and then you go to therapy run a few errands come home and fall asleep for 2 hours while your body rests and your brain processes the effects of your therapy session on a chemical level letting you finally get a little rest.

When you wake up from a nap and remember PTSD and processing after therapy are as much of a physical task as they are emotional.

 

[Recovery4Me]

When you try to relax by watching an episode on a series, that scripts in such an accurate portrayal of PTSD Symptoms that you start to trigger. Then after slamming off the stimulus, running to post to the board, slowly calm down & realize it was a 'show'...not you this time. Awkward...

 

[laurainalameda]

Your children automatically answer all land line phones , and never hand you the phone, no mater who it is. They always say "she's not availible, please give me your name and number and she'll call back". My older son once remarked, " mom, Jesus could be calling to tell you the lion was going to lie down with the lamb and he was on his way into town, and you would still need me to take a message so you could work up to talking on the phone"

Where did he learn to be such a smart ass ?(looks in mirror) oh right. Such a great kid.

 

[Ocean5]

episode on a series, that scripts in such an accurate portrayal...

Mind if I ask what series?

 

[Recovery4Me]

@Oasis Thank you for asking. Let me think on that question and why it feels uncomfortable to answer. I may get back to you as it is a fair question. However, I am in a odd space and do not wish to expose something too close at this time. ((((((hugs)))

 

[Ocean5]

If that was for me - don't worry about. Just take care of yourself :)

 

[Gadgie]

Quote..........."." Then I had nightmares all night, because I was such a failure!"

Don't be so hard in yourself, you are hardly expected to go into that meeting and make a vast dramatic change to proceedings, on your first ever meeting?

It was your first ever meeting, and I'm sure all the other people there, had a first meeting night, the same as you did, they have all bad to go through the same nervous start.

So, relax take your time, to get acquainted with the others, after all, they are only human the same as you, good luck.

 

[Anrish]

When you don't know if some pain is inflicted by some physical symptoms or a result of your PTSD...drives you and doctors crazy.

 

[Changing4Best]

When you have been put onto a church committee that grades the pastor and gives her, her yearly evaluation. There you sit on this committee and you are tongue tied, you have no idea what to say, even though you went through the training that was offered to you to teach you what your job is supposed to be. Then at the end of the meeting your leader says to you, "Gee, Sheila, you didn't say anything hardly at all." And the whole next day you feel like crawling into a hole and disappearing from the face of the earth.

 

[jaccat]

When lack of access to this forum leaves you feeling like cr*p.

 

[Anrish]

@jaccat : I'm glad you're back. ...and I feel with you on this.

When you...hesitate whether you write something that troubles you because you feel so embarassed.

and when you decide to write it either way - when you have sex and just panic from the thought of something being entered - and when you try it...you panic after it felt good for a short period of time. :cry:

 

[Friday]

When you want to plant a sign somewhere that reads:

"Yo. It's Veterans Day this week. Now is not the time to take the shit we say seriously."

Wait a week. For real.