Does anyone hear deal with ptsd

[itsallover]

The idea of it was brought up to me by a nurse that what happened to me medically could have manifested itself into a form of PTSD. I really thought it was only soldiers who mostly deal with PTSD. I could also understand it from people who have been abused from a really young age repeatedly. I keep thinking of what happened to me and how unfair it was as it has basically brought my life to halt. Has anyone else gone through any traumatic life changing experiences that continuously play over and over in their head? How badly does it affect you? Do you believe it to be some form of PTSD?

 

[lv-gras]

medical ptsd is totally possible

 

[Smilla]

PTSD is completely possible as a result of childhood trauma or any other kind of trauma in adolescence or adulthood.

I believe it's often referred to as c-ptsd, the c standing for "complex".

There's a Reddit community devoted to this horrible phenomenon, which I believe I have since I too have flashbacks and nightmares.

Anyway the Reddit community might be of some help if you want to recover. I used to lurk there.

 

[Ella Disenchanted]

C-PTSD wrecked my life. It's the reason I don't want to exist.

 

[Caustic Cardinals]

PTSD is a real bitch. The primary treatment for is kind of like a backhanded compliment exposure therapy

 

[GrislyEgress]

Yes, it is one of the main causes of my anguish. I cant feel most times.

 

[Timeless]

Also got me sadly after a armed robbery and got almost pushed down the balcony from 10 high. It's a main reason why I am still anxious if some unexpected loud noises come.

PTSD sucks so hard I think people underrate it at least in my country.

 

[Maravillosa]

PTSD is one of my diagnoses (my others are persistent depressive disorder (dysthymia) and major depression with psychotic features). My late father molested me once when I was a teenager: he was very drunk (as he often was). He had been inappropriate with me in a sexual sense before he molested me, and he would continue to be sexually inappropriate with me when I was well into my twenties -- but he only physically acted upon it once. That was enough, however.

In my late twenties, I was also in a car accident on a rainy evening: the car flipped over on its side when the freeway was slick. I was a passenger and wearing a seat belt, so the only injury I had was a lot of bruising on my left breast. My reaction to the accident is probably another reason for my PTSD diagnosis.

 

[Miss clefable]

Yes......

 

[mattwitt]

Every day all day long : )

 

[Clover]

I do. Complex ptsd from a lot of trauma. It's mostly panic attacks nightmares and flash backs.

 

[RottingFlowerBrains]

YES☺AND☺ITS☺RUINING☺MY☺LIFE☺☺☺☺☺☺

 

[DeathBecomesMe]

I do. Complex ptsd from a lot of trauma. It's mostly panic attacks nightmares and flash backs.

Same. When you have repeated dreams/nightmares bothering you every night, you know something is fucked in your subconscious, something that it's desperately trying to resolve.

PTSD is killing me. Wearing me down. I don't have the tolerance to handle any stress because of it, I ignore and abstain from any work or task that may induce stress.

 

[Wishful]

I suffer from PTSD which stems from years of abuse as a child. I get flashbacks, nightmares and constantly feeling like I hear him breathing every time I go to sleep. It's crap living like this everyday one of the main reasons I want to end it all.

 

[Angst Filled Fuck Up]

Yes, very possible, and exactly what happened to me (also medically-induced). I caught a life threatening infection four years ago and was hospitalized for a week. I was doing very badly, and not keeping any food or water down for days on end. I was so ill I was basically living in the hospital bathroom with no sleep and no sustenance. At one point I took a turn for the worse. I became totally delirious and I didn't know if I was going to pull through. I obviously did in the end, but unfortunately it left me traumatized and massively increased my depression.

 

[Sayo]

I was going to respond yes and describe my experiences of PTSD, but I just read the faith in society thread and realised that the OPs are the same. So I want to note that PTSD from trauma in the medical system is certainly a thing (like any other trauma) and it can be quite terrible - I have witnessed it in my mother and I experienced short-term trauma in it myself - that you would question society after is not shocking, because of the function that the healthcare system serves in it. I am sorry for what you went through, can'tdecide. I would definitely consider that it could be PTSD and that might be a medical explanation of your symptoms.

I don't know what happened to you, so I will just mention that my mother experienced shocking effects from withdrawal from a particular medication. The company was sued actually because many people felt they were misled about the dangers of withdrawal syndrome from this drug. And my mother's doctor did not warn her at all nor did they take her seriously when she reported her symptoms (of course she wasn't told to report back). So she suffered in very bizarre and painful ways and was told that they were symptoms of insanity. The invalidation messed with her perceptions of reality and sense of self, and the effects themselves were quite an ordeal. The weird neurological symptoms and the gaslighting both created profound shocks that traumatised her and prevented her from being able to move on in a typical manner.

Some of my acute PTSD symptoms are gone with years and years of therapy, but I'm still hypervigilant and have a lot of long-term emotional problems. The nightmares, the reliving, the dissociation did ease with therapy over time though. I vented my anger and resentment quite a lot over the years. I would say I used to think about my rapist every hour, now I still think about him every day, but often it's dispassionately. To be fair, I was mentally ill before these traumatic lifechanging experiences. Also, the isolation I experienced after it happened has left a deep emptiness in me. And I'm still very hypervigilant (startle reflex). At least the sleep disturbances stopped

 

[Final Escape]

The idea of it was brought up to me by a nurse that what happened to me medically could have manifested itself into a form of PTSD. I really thought it was only soldiers who mostly deal with PTSD. I could also understand it from people who have been abused from a really young age repeatedly. I keep thinking of what happened to me and how unfair it was as it has basically brought my life to halt. Has anyone else gone through any traumatic life changing experiences that continuously play over and over in their head? How badly does it affect you? Do you believe it to be some form of PTSD?

Yes, I have complex PTSD from my childhood. It was chaotic. There was neglect, emotional, sexual abuse. I never did get help but I did for a time attempt to work on it myself through stuff I had learned about it on YouTube. Unfortunately I had trouble maintaining the consistent work it takes to get past some of this. I also believe maybe you absolutely do need a therapist that is very good and understands how to treat complex PTSD. It takes intense work over a period of 6 months or at least 1 year to start to help you start to make changes that are lasting. You have to process some of the trauma, you probably have to work at changing your thoughts, behaviors, learn new coping skills, emotional literacy. I sometimes want to keep going and try to heal but feel overwhelmed. It's exhausting to try to find a therapist too. Most are not going to be good. Many people don't know that they are suffering with complex PTSD and not borderline personality disorder. The symptoms overlap quite a bit.

 

[Jane Doe]

Yes I have PTSD following the suicide of my husband. It's fucked me up

 

[Caustic Cardinals]

ptsd wont let me be, wont let me so let me see I"ll just CTB

 

[Maravillosa]

Yes, I have complex PTSD from my childhood. It was chaotic. There was neglect, emotional, sexual abuse. I never did get help but I did for a time attempt to work on it myself through stuff I had learned about it on YouTube. Unfortunately I had trouble maintaining the consistent work it takes to get past some of this. I also believe maybe you absolutely do need a therapist that is very good and understands how to treat complex PTSD. It takes intense work over a period of 6 months or at least 1 year to start to help you start to make changes that are lasting. You have to process some of the trauma, you probably have to work at changing your thoughts, behaviors, learn new coping skills, emotional literacy. I sometimes want to keep going and try to heal but feel overwhelmed. It's exhausting to try to find a therapist too. Most are not going to be good. Many people don't know that they are suffering with complex PTSD and not borderline personality disorder. The symptoms overlap quite a bit.

This. I had been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder when I was in grad school, but when I entered the county mental health system several years later, the psychiatrist I spoke to did not believe that I had borderline personality disorder.

 

[Duqu]

I have C-PTSD (complex PTSD - generally used when the abuse or whatever is over a long period of time and not like, PTSD from being raped once - NOT THAT I'M SAYING THAT'S NOT EQUALLY VALID)

I also have medical ptsd. I only go to the ER (I guess they're calling them ED's these days? This confuses me) for ABSOLUTE emergencies which is pretty much never. I prefer to go to urgent care. Only problem is they can't do IV fluids...but I had AWFUL experiences in the ER. I'd go into it here but I'd probably trigger someone.

 

[escapefromabuse]

I believe I have cptsd. I've been suffering insomnia, flashbacks, irritability, I'm constantly on edge, etc for almost a year now.

 

[Ghost2211]

Sexual ptsd. It's not a constant, but when it does come up it's a great relationship wrecking ball.

 

[MsMaudlin]

I have PTSD from the birth of my daughter's baby, who was stillborn.
It plays over like a video in my brain 24/7

 

[Passersby]

Yes for sure. Been dealing with it for yrs. What really sucks is it's just one of many many serious problems. All sorts of different types of traumatic life changing situations or events can cause it. That's a great way to define what happened to me. " A very traumatic intense life changing accident." Yes I can relate to what you mean as far as how the mind keeps replaying the situation whatever it may be. I have thought about it endlessly and relived it daily, nightly , and had nightmares about it. Depending on the severity of it most likely it won't go away but can fade with lots of time and work. It's different for everybody and everyone's situation as far as what caused it is different.