Stolen from a friend, but very true! About my PTSD. 1. DO NOT...for any reason... sneak up behind me and try to scare me. It is highly not recommended unless you want to wake up confused wondering why you are laying on the ground bleeding. 2. I self-medicate by extricating myself from the distressing situation. I take certain few meds to get me through the day. So, if you notice that I am extricating myself from your presence, I advice you to let me go. 3. To say that I am very uncomfortable in crowds would be an understatement. If you manage to guilt me out into a public setting and its crowded, dont expect me to stay long. 4. I am also very uncomfortable feeling exposed, as in, if we go to a restaurant where we seat ourselves, I will look for a wall or, better yet, a corner and position myself so that I can visual patrol the room. I will silently survey the room for exits and/or cover... just enjoy the menu while I do this. You probably wont even notice. I will only accept a seat with my back to the door if I am with someone else who is a combat vet. Its not discriminatory... just that I trust they will have the door covered if something goes down because they are as paranoid as I am. Otherwise, dont expect me to stay long. 5. Do not point anything at me if youre walking and Im driving. I will reflexively want to run you over to keep you from shooting me. Im getting better with this one. I catch myself before I turn the wheel now. Lucky you. 6. I have various ADD moments, I think I am so used to having to multitask, that I just dont know how to stop... so I really dont have time for any extraneous BS. I am busy managing my personal chaos wrapped in a calm façade. 7. My being quiet does not mean Im ignoring you when you speak to me. Im listening to every word you say... and the TV and the busy street and the chipmunks barking out the window. Cant everyone do that? 8. I am feeling much better that I was a year ago. Who I am today is who I am. I will never be the boy you knew in high school again. I will never be the big brother you knew before I went to war. Im okay though and I still love you more than life itself. Im just different... but Im not broken
Posted on: Tue, 29 Oct 2013 13:26:37 +0000
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