What Sufferers of PTSD Want You To Know
When you have PTSD, sometimes you are drawn into dark places in your head that make socializing with your peers very hard. You feel completely alone with your feelings, and it seems like every time you bring them up, you hear the same things from people.
So, thinking of this, I decided to compile a list of things that we want you all to know,
5 Things People Suffering from PTSD Want You To Know:
1.We can't just "get over it". If we could, we wouldn't have PTSD. We would be moving on with our lives, and not having a miserable time. PTSD is a Mental Illness that requires treatment from therapists and often times a Psychiatrist or another Doctor of sorts to help us "get over it". Snapping our fingers to make us feel better just isn't realistic. It's just not that simple.
2.We are trying really hard to get through this. But we need support systems. Big ones. Having this illness can get very lonely very fast. A lot of people can't handle being our friends because of us constantly canceling plans due to depression. Please understand, it's not you, it's our mind keeping us not free.
3.Flashbacks sucks. When someone who has PTSD has a Flashback, they are actually reliving the trauma that caused their PTSD. If you are with them during a Flashback, try to make them feel safe and try to find the trigger that caused the flashbacks and remove the trigger.
4.Triggers. A trigger is something that reminds someone with PTSD of their trauma, and it will cause them to in fact, trigger, or have a Flashback or panic attack. A trigger could be a person, place that reminds them of their trauma, a certain scent, for example mine is Clovers because my attacker had a shamrock tattoo.
5.We are thankful. Even though we may not show it, every breath we take is a blessing, and we are thankful for the lives we have, even though we are afraid sometimes, because even treasure maps have stains.
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