Toshigirl

Tired

Posted on 10/23/09, 06:30 am

So this has to be the most exhausting search i've ever been through. Trying to find a good support group online where people actually talk to you...
I have PTSD, only 1 person that I know understands it at all. It's very difficult to walk through life with no one to hold your hand.
Everyone says "I feel bad for you"....... DON'T feel bad for me...just understand it all...or at least try to understand.
"Why don't you just get over it and move on...".......i'm so tired....
Someone...if you're really out there...please talk!
Thank you ever so much
Toshigirl.......

• Reply #1 11/03/09  12:07am
  
  stayingalive
  I understand it. My husband has it, and my son also. Both from experiences in military service.
  I'm sure I have it too, but my husband is so bothered by it that no one really notices that I suffer also.
  You aren't likely to find anyone that understands the impact of PTSD unless they have suffered with it.
  Even doctors don't understand it, they just treat the symptoms as they come up.
  I'm sorry you have to suffer and I wish there was more awareness out there in the world.
  What I have found is that most people that have a loved one with PTSD just don't want to deal with it.
  I hope you find someone that can help you through the bad times.
  I'm not on this site very often, but there are many good people here on Daily Strength.
  
  People don't understand that you can't just "get over it" or you would!!!!!! It's nothing that others can see when they look at you.
  If you had a broken leg, they wouldn't just tell you to get over it!!!
  It's because it's invisible that people have a hard time believing that so many problems can arise when a person suffers from PTSD.
  I hope you find what you need. In the meantime, take care of yourself if no one else will.
  
  

for people who have been diagonose with ptsd