You Know You Have PTSD When...

[Anrish]

When being outside in a café makes you completely nervous and you break down as soon as you enter your flat....the milk shake, I don't even know what it tasted like, too tense...:cry:

 

[Recovery4Me]

When after years of expenditure in therapy...you find yourself clicking this eightball for answers...because at least it gives one (unlike your T).

http://www.magicmgmt.com/gary/magic8ball/index1.html

 

[Ocean5]

When your property manager (normally you see often) sees you, and says it's been some time. I said bad couple days. Back in apartment I think - has it been weeks or days?!?

Then you can only just laugh at yourself....since you don't know. uh, hate lost time and memory.

 

[Anrish]

When being treated like crap doesn't surprise you. You rather expect it....

 

[Deleted member 28403]

The Magic 8 Ball is great :)

 

[Marie E.]

When you have no life but inside your head periodically. :D

 

[Brenton]

You know you have PTSD when...

you're terrified and you dont know why.

 

[Gadgie]

When you eventually build up the courage to go out, and when you do, your scared in case someone starts a conversation with you?

 

[Ronin]

When you don't have an issue with going out and such, but not doing it it in patterns typical for far more Not Right Now And Here situations is an issue.

Or: Still love people I rant about endlessly, learning by mimicking helps illusions of normality.

 

[Anrish]

When you deliberately pick books about self harm, suicide, depression and how people deal with it.

 

[Deleted member 28403]

When you cannot handle music because it makes the numbness stop, and not being numb is not pleasant

 

[Ronin]

When 1 + 1 = Never 2
And you need to make it two to be able to tell people what's up. So nevermind. Let me tell you a story about a friend..., it is again.
Then you consider an improvement you're calling yourself a friend in that description, instead of hissing at that weak asshole.