Hey guys I haven’t been on in a while cause my mental health has been playing up quite a bit but for the last couple weeks I’ve been having episodes which seem to be PTSD. I’ve had 2 really bad ones so far and the symptoms are pretty much PTSD. I get a weird feeling for a while like something bad is about to happen and then I get a flashback of either a quick image of something from my past or a whole memory coming back. (I should add I completely blocked out about 4 years of my life where I was extremely ill and am only now getting memories back from them.) after seeing a flashback sometimes lots more keep coming and it overwhelms me I can’t handle it I end up crying hysterically, shaking and rocking back and forth. They don’t stop till either I cut myself or get contact from another person. I’ve googled PTSD but can’t find anything about getting it from past illnesses, anyone else had similar experiences???
My doc thinks my d.I.d blackouts are from PTSD caused by my last episode…you should get help for this blood letting is not a healthy way to fix it…
That’s interesting thanks! I know I’m trying to get ahold of my doc but he’s been busy recently…
There is an under researched phenomenon called something like psychosis related PTSD. It comes either from disturbing events experienced during psychosis itself or from being force-hospitalized. There’s a couple papers on it but there really needs to be greater awareness raised for the issue. Psychosis can certainly be a frightening and traumatizing thing. I was diagnosed with PTSD and it is psychosis related. You’re not alone.
This really resonated with me. Also, a really great and helpful point. I also experience symptoms of PTSD and have been diagnosed with it, in fact. I do think a lot of the traumas have to do with my schizoaffective. I think anyone who has chronic mental illness has a fairly low resiliency and don’t build up as much “bounce-back-momentum” as mentally healthy people. I think this makes what would have been slightly intolerable events traumatic and traumatic events horrific. I think this can easily cause a seemingly endless cycle of insalubrity.
Thank you so much that is a great help! They really should be looking into it more!!
A lot of people are on prozasin its a blood pressure med for ptsd.
psychosis is definitely traumatizing
I have to deal with the government and military marching around my brain in my hallucinations. They beat and rape me and I can feel every single thing that they do. I have PTSD from schizophrenia and anyone can get it from this illness.
I don’t believe alot of doctors take this into consideration. But I have to deal with some rough stuff 24/7, and I know that it has mad my mind-state worse.
I agree its terrible and not to many doctors give it a second thought.
I had a similar hallucination to what you just described and it was the most frightening one. wow i just remembered that. Im not even in the military but some of my friends were
I was in the military a LONG time ago when the war on terror first started. In fact, I was in basic training when 911 happened. I totally believe 911 was an inside job-and this whole war is a farce.
Well thats a pretty big accomplishment, thank you for your service.
I was 24 when that happened just a few years older and just having my first episode. I missed a lot of what happened but I was at a party one night a few months later and we looked out the window of the apartment right onto the crater where the buildings were, kinda freaky. yea Ive heard that the Bush family was to blame for that one.
That sounds horrific I’m so sorry you have to deal with that. Luckily my doctor has mentioned PTSD before to me so I know he’ll be willing to consider it
I’m sorry you have to deal with this. PTSD sucks. Does the internet count as human contact for you? Because there is always somebody awake on here and posting about your troubles is a lot better than cutting.
Me too!!! It was just something America did to make everyone hate Muslims so they could invade Iraq!!
Folks—
Let’s try to stay on topic. Please stop with the 9/11 conspiracy theory discussions.
—Mod-beam
I turned 20 in afghanistan and it definitly was a hard place to be. All over nothing, and this is what our government does…sends the poor children off to the wars they profit off of.
Some people probably roll their eyes and say (oh he’ll be fine). I made a big suicide attempt in 2008 when I was suffering some bad harassing hallucinations. I ingested one hundred thousand milligrams of tylenol and went to bed. Let me tell you something, dying from poisoning sucks and is one of the most painful things I did. It went to show people that I would rather die than suffer at the hands of these hallucinations.
I want to send you a cyber Mom hug.
You are so cute and handsome. Isn’t he girls. ?
Comon boys! Let’s get outta here!
Gets on schwinn bmx bike and rides away
I’m not sure if I’d be able to type when I’m having one of those episodes but I will definitely try next time if I can’t get physical contact!! Thank you!!