PTSD, Depression, and Dissociation

Mental Illness Sideblog. Adult, married, female. DXed Recurrent MDD, Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia, PTSD, ADHD; OSDD1 professionally suspected. I like cats, they ground me.

[purr-monster]

It's been a while! I'm still alive, I just have been doing well on meds.

Well, I take that back. This week has gotten bad again, I'm getting triggered pretty badly at work lately by an abusive business partner and Tiar is back it seems. Lost some time yesterday, so I may start posting again.

Still not convinced I have an actual DD since I have no official diagnosis besides "you have one" (iirc). Is there a step just before OSDD in severity? That would probably be me.

[allwriteblog]

5 Positive Impacts of Cats on Mental Health

A Guide to the Mental Health Benefits of Owning a Cat

Hot off the press! My latest piece pulling in the two loves of my life, my cat and mental health! 

@fuckyeahcats @fuckyeahfelines @catsuggest @official-sciencesideoftumbler @mostlycatsmostly

[sergle]

i’m reading why does he do that and this last part has been ON FIRE, i am hollering in my house.

[sergle]

while i’m talking about this book again i should mention that, since it’s an abuse resource, Why Does He Do That is available to read for free as a pdf, and i’d highly recommend it.

[sadhoc]

PTSD isn’t just flashbacks. while a lot of movies, books, games etc equate post traumatic stress disorder to having extremely vivid flashbacks in which one thinks the trauma is happening again, this is not the only symptom of PTSD, nor is it a requirement for having the disorder.

other symptoms of PTSD include

problems sleeping

nightmares 

hypervigilance (constantly checking surroundings for safety, looking for any possible threat)

being easily startled

being emotionally numb or not experiencing joy

seeing the world as a terrible place

memory loss 

trouble relating to others

physiological or strong emotional reactions to reminders of trauma 

intrusive thoughts about the trauma

(full list of criteria here)

flashbacks are not the be all and end all of PTSD. it’s a much more complex disorder than it’s portrayed in a lot of media, nor is it military exclusive. i hope this post can at least help educate some people beyond the incomplete and in some cases outright wrong information that a lot of people have.

[should-be-sleeping]

Find yourself irritated for reasons you can’t quite explain or more irritated by something than you should be? This is a symptom of PTSD too.

Don’t judge your mental health by what you see on TV or in the movies. It’s super inaccurate even when portrayed well because everyone is different.

If you suspect something isn’t okay, talk to a professional about it as soon as you’re able. You can find no/low cost psychologists through your local HRC.

[theslaybymic]

Watch: Kristen Bell opens up about the mental health double standard and how she manages her own struggle.

Follow @this-is-life-actually

[laureninlilly]

Hit reblog on this so hard

[purr-monster]

So my wife and I have been talking a lot, and I may actually be bi/pan rather than straight like I always thought. I'm struggling a little due to the environment I grew up in being hostile to anything non-straight.

I'm having a hard time, even though I consider myself panromantic.

[purr-monster]

When someone sends a rude group text asking other people in the group text about something you're doing after previously approving it and you're so mad you're shaking...

[ithelpstodream]

Source: Comic Redesigns the Autism Spectrum to Crush Stereotypes: http://themighty.com/2016/05/rebecca-burgess-comic-redesigns-the-autism-spectrum

[pr1nceshawn]

What You Say About Mental Illness vs What You Actually Mean.

[abbimooo]

I really hope everyone sees this

[larynx-lover]

The only qualifier I see on this one is OCD. There is OCD, and OC Personality disorder, which is characterized by people who are detail oriented, structured, and prefer things a certain way. But fewer people know it exists as a real thing. Anyway. This is a great message regardless

[pathfind]

i thought you guys would find this thread i wrote interesting

[aspergersissues]

[girthakitt-blog]

Trigger warning: Breakfast

[avfwdrugec]

Holy shit.

[fitzefitcher]

reasons why we don’t make fun of seemingly odd triggers

[built2bulk-blog]

I sat here staring at that last panel for a solid minute, reading then reading again. This is just something else.

[purr-monster]

Got a filling done. I can't feel half my face and I can't hear out of the opposite ear. I started feeling pain again and we had to stop and renumb.

I'm so sick and tired of everything.

[purr-monster]

I’m having a hard time today. I’m not sure Tiar was ever real.

I mean, I experience(d?) it. I felt I was someone else every time. But I’m not sure it’s even real or valid. He’s been gone for so long…

I’m so alone and I don’t know what to do.

[purr-monster]

He's been gone for about two months apparently.

[purr-monster]

I get more fillings in today and next Monday, to top today off. Fml.

[purr-monster]

I'm having a hard time today. I'm not sure Tiar was ever real.

I mean, I experience(d?) it. I felt I was someone else every time. But I'm not sure it's even real or valid. He's been gone for so long...

I'm so alone and I don't know what to do.

[purr-monster]

I had w dream about an old friend from high school. I woke up and cried.

I don't talk to anyone from high school anymore and it makes me so damn sad. I have too many hard memories, and it triggers the PTSD.

At the same time, I have two friends right now, and am too exhausted and overwhelmed by social situations to find more.

I miss everyone I miss the chances I lost back then due to crippling anxiety.

I have so many regrets.