![]() “ Crying at ‘inappropriate’ times, and then not being able to share why I am crying due to the nature of it (sex, at a bar, intimacy, for example).” - Mackenzie H.ĩ. This is especially really embarrassing because of how essential shopping is due to having three children.” - Faith K.Ĩ. Even having someone with me, I still break down crying in the checkout line half the time. “ I can’t go anywhere by myself, not even the grocery store. I felt that we were close (in bed, of course) but I couldn’t remember his name.” - Kryslynn O.ħ. Woke up one night and had no clue who my husband was. Also forgetting certain things about me or my life. It’s gotten to the point where I will tell people I’m ‘not here’ while staring right through them. “ Disassociating in public and mid-conversations. Any time these things happen in public and I have no control over my knee-jerk reaction.” - Alyssa C.Ħ. “ Involuntary trigger responses in public - panic attacks, startling easily, mood swings, irrational fear. Not all the time, but most of the time.” - Jay C. Another one I would say is super embarrassing… if I’m talking about my life previous to what happened to me, I say ‘her’ and ‘she’ instead ‘me’ or ‘I.’ I completely separate the person I was before and after the event. Always being in defense mode, I can’t focus on letting my walls down. There’s a large part of me that’s behind strong steel walls that no one is allowed through. I’m recently married and I am beginning to find that I don’t think anyone will ever be as close to me as they could be with someone else. “ Being unable to connect sex or intimacy with love. I can’t watch scary movies anymore, not because I get scared, but the feeling of being startled is so unsettling.” - Jess D.Ĥ. If someone sneezes in a waiting room, I jump out of my skin and everyone looks. Any slightly loud noise or sudden movement makes me jump. I wouldn’t want them to know it’s because I took sleep aids, woke up hourly, dealt with nightmares and screaming awake, and a lack of regenerative sleep.” - Violet F.ģ. “ People don’t usually understand that profound sleep disturbances are caused by hypervigilance, so employers tend to assume my accommodation requests for modified hours stem from laziness or bad sleep habits. Mainly so no one can walk up behind me.” - Nealey C.Ģ. Most of the time, I will need to have my back against a wall so I can see everything going on in front of me. “ I can only sit in certain places, especially in public.
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