BirdInFlight wrote:
Yes, I do, I have been diagnosed with PTSD and I'm struggling with it. The details are personal but yes it's a common misunderstanding that this is only a combat issue.
There's a longer post I could make but, just for one small aspect you mention that are among my triggers and things I have a difficulty with, yes certain movies can be one -- I too can be badly triggered by certain types of scenes in a movie. I have things happen like I have to get up and pace around, have a physical/mental full blown panic attack, etc. Basically anything that either mirrors the situation or reminds of it can be a trigger and I fall down the rabbit hole and have to implement coping strategies; doesn't always work.
that is my exact reaction. i also don't react well to surprises in general, they scare me even if they are sometimes good surprises, i just get really overwhelmed. where that comes in for my PTSD is like, if i'm watching a film that i've never seen and wouldn't think there'd be graphic stuff in it, it surprises me and i haven't had the chance to wrap my head around it and so i freak out way more. even reading the IMDB parental guide can sometimes trigger me if it's detailed enough. i hate it, it makes my life SO hard. people get really annoyed with me about it--when i lived with my mom she'd groan about how she can't watch the movies or shows she likes because i'm around and they could trigger me. it makes me really self-conscious and whenever i have to explain to someone who doesn't know me well that i get triggered, they often are judgmental and try to tell me they don't believe in things like "trigger warnings" and say things like, "it's life, sex isn't bad, you just gotta grow up and move on and get over it". it's infuriating.
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