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Title: How to explain PTSD to someone who doesn't have it?
Post by: salto on October 30, 2019, 09:02:07 PM

"We didn't choose trauma. We never wanted PTSD. And as much as you hate the way I can be .. I hate it more."

47 trauma survivors sat out to explain what it feels like to have PTSD/CPTSD.
Check out the result:

https://ptsdsafe.com/how-to-explain-ptsd/ (https://ptsdsafe.com/how-to-explain-ptsd/)

Title: Re: How to explain PTSD to someone who doesn't have it?
Post by: Not Alone on October 30, 2019, 09:27:16 PM

Thanks for sharing this. I made note of the website. Haven't decided if I will share it with my husband or not.

Title: Re: How to explain PTSD to someone who doesn't have it?
Post by: woodsgnome on October 30, 2019, 10:33:48 PM

Good stuff in here, on the surface. The trouble comes when trying to explain below that. From bizarre to risking outright rejection, the inside territory I've found to be the most problematic area -- after all, it's trying to describe abuses and the surrounding territory with logic; when it never did make any sense. It only puts oomph to the old saying: "I'm speechless."

Title: Re: How to explain PTSD to someone who doesn't have it?
Post by: salto on October 31, 2019, 04:10:51 PM

Yeah, it can be a challenge to share stuff like this.

Out of the Storm

Development of CPTSD in Childhood => Causes => General Discussion => Topic started by: salto on October 30, 2019, 09:02:07 PM