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Weird, distinct feeling

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Does anyone else have a very distinct feeling associated with their PTSD? It's so hard to explain, nothing else triggers it besides PTSD related stuff- it's like this weird mix of inferiority, horror, and desperation... I feel it most when not taking my meds but sometimes I experience it when I'm taking them, especially if I feel 'threatened'. A lot of people say PTSD makes them feel afraid, on edge, etc. but for me although I have felt those things there's a very particular feeling that I can distinguish from all my other feelings as PTSD. Do any of you have this?

Community LeaderLeo
Leo
I've had to learn to distinguish my PTSD feelings/reactions, but a strong reaction? Basically boils down to my body and mind go into opposite directions. One freezes, noe spins, and I'm trapped, and I panic, an dthere it is....

Yeah. People get feelings unique to PTSD. To each his/her own, literally, I suspect....
nlemay
nlemay
Yes, I’ve only been recently diagnosed by my pcp ( I wanted to get over all it myself) when my main trigger happens though, it’s like my body keeps functioning but my mind stops and I have zero feelings. Hope that was helpful, definitely difficult to sum up in the right words...
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