What is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a term for certain psychological consequences of exposure to, or confrontation with, stressful experiences that the person experiences as h...
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I find it extremely hard to express my feelings. I would rather make up lies to go along with the way I feel about the things that have happened to me in the past. I am scared of my ex, and can't ever seem to be able to forget what he did to me. I also get pissed off about it. I loved him and he hurt me over and over again, and now that is what I am doing to the ones that love me with my lies.
Posted on 11/01/09, 11:11 am |
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You did a good job of expressing your feelings here. That's a start. Why do you feel that it is easier to lie instead of telling the truth about your feelings? 
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I think is easier because I don't want to face the truth. I think when I get depressed and want to talk or have company I would rather lie than tell them what is really going on. I don't like talking about the things that have happened to me, so I think in my mind I come up with a lie that fits the way I feel. No I have hurt people I love dearly and don't think I can fix it. I told them the truth, but I think that is only because I some what got caught. If I didn't get caught I don't know if I would have told them the truth. I also told them that.
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Larooni,
Another common and natural coping skill PTSD sufferers develop on there own... a lot of us for the same reason you do. Your mind will use the best tool from it's coping toolbox, and this is the best and safest one in your box right now. working with a good Therapist and /or PDoc who specializes in PTSD will help you create and develop more and more effective coping tools. Your mind will use the best one at had for the time and circumstances. so the more you have, the better. Develop more skills with a good PTSD specialist.... this is a disease of coping, not cure, The more tools you have available, the better you'll be. Be gentle on yourself, it takes time... we're all friends here who have been there and done that to varying degrees and in our own ways, D. ,
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