PTSD Confessions
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This a community to help those who suffer from or are around PTSD. I'm Winter, and I'm a 20 year old girl living in Australia. I went through a traumatic event about 5 years ago, as well as other traumatic events from a long time ago, but I'm doing my best to recover from it all.
PTSD Confessions
1y ago
sweetschizo:
Less: “You can do anything you put your mind to.” More: “It’s okay and completely understandable if you’re struggling to do the things you want and need to due to your diagnosis and it isn’t your fault if some things are hard or impossible right now.”
Less: “You’re limitless.” More: “Everybody has limits and you’re not a failure if your diagnosis gives you limits that most people don’t have. Having limits and learning to accommodate them is a natural, important and healthy thing.
Less: “Change your attitude, change your life.” More: “Your diagnosis and how it impacts your life is ..read more
PTSD Confessions
1y ago
aniseandspearmint:
notfunnymistahj:
Me too! Please tell me when I do a good job!
Okay, but this is kind of important. As kids get older, the amount of times they’re praised for doing something correctly, or GOOD really peters off until, by the time they’re adults, it’s seen as juvenile or immature to want to be told you’re doing a good job at something.
Mentioning this to a much older person has gotten me scoffed at, “Oh, so you want me to give you a pat on the back for/ every little thing you do/?”
Well, no, of course not. But I do like it when my efforts are /recognized/. It’s ..read more
PTSD Confessions
1y ago
Hey anon, smell can definitely be a huge trigger, for both good and bad things, even if they happened a really long time ago! Here’s an article about it that goes into more detail if you’re interested.
-Winter xx ..read more
PTSD Confessions
1y ago
kdinjenzen:
This is your friendly reminder to not bow to “Holiday Guilt”
You’ll see a lot of posts saying “Don’t forget to talk to/send gifts/reconnect with family! Now is the time for forgiveness and understanding!” - but you don’t have to do that, you don’t owe anyone who has done you wrong a single thing.
“The Holidays” are not a magical eraser that wipes the slate clean, it’s not a “cure all” or “Band-Aid” for abusive people to use to get forgiveness without doing the work to earn it, it’s not a time to “put our differences aside and enjoy a meal” - you have your own agency ..read more
PTSD Confessions
1y ago
Hey anon, yes someone’s tone of voice or wording could definitely be a trigger if they said something in a similar way to the person who abused you.
-Winter x ..read more
PTSD Confessions
1y ago
Wow that was incredibly rude of her to say something like that! I’m so sorry you had that experience anon! I hope you can believe your lovely reminder for yourself as well. All of us with PTSD deserve to happiness and to live a full and happy life.
-Winter xx ..read more
PTSD Confessions
1y ago
I honestly don’t know what you’re talking about? I hardly make any original posts and the ones I do make I come up with by myself.
This whole message is completely offensive on so many different levels and I really don’t appreciate it ..read more