#PTSD Quotes

[agirldying]

although not everyone's going to agree, what happened to you was understandably traumatizing, and you have the right to be traumatized.

[upsanddowns98]

Is it a wonder I broke? Let's hear one more joke.

-Taylor Swift (Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?)

[mycptsdstory]

Found on Facebook

[beautifulbookishdisaster]

The memories reached out to Dr. Chef, trying to pull him away from his safe observation point. They tugged, begging him to give in. But he would not. He was not a prisoner of those memories. He was their warden.

Becky Chambers, The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

[loveelizabeths]

love elizabeth s.

[lostmf]

[la1npilledg1rl]

[bl0w-m3]

[lilislegacy]

percabeth kids: mom! dad! come on this ride with us!

percy and annabeth: ok! what’s it called?

percabeth kids: the tower of terror

percabeth: sounds fun!

and that was the last time the jackson family ever attended disney world

[agirldying]

it's okay if you don't have your story straight. but it's also okay if you do.

It's not uncommon for trauma survivors to create a detailed and organized narrative of their experiences as a way of making sense of what happened and processing it. The fact that you have a clear and detailed story does not mean that you are making it up or that it did not happen.

In fact, having a clear and detailed story can be a sign that you have done a lot of work to process your experiences and come to terms with what happened. It takes a lot of courage and strength to face and work through trauma, and the fact that you have done so is a testament to your resilience.

If someone is trying to use the fact that you have a clear and detailed story as evidence that you are making it up, it's important to remember that their response is not a reflection of your truth.

[upsanddowns98]

You wouldn't last an hour in the asylum where they raised me.

- Taylor Swift (Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?)

[mycptsdstory]

Found on twitter

[beautifulbookishdisaster]

There are things in life you hold, and there are things that hold you.

Moïra Fowley-Doyle, All the Bad Apples

[loveelizabeths]

love elizabeth s.

[lostmf]

By @hel7l7

[arylleth]

Hatred, I learned quickly, was the antidote to sadness. It was the only safe feeling. Hatred does not make you cry at school. It isn’t vulnerable. Hatred is efficient. It does not grovel. It is pure power. [...] Soon, my father and I found ourselves alone in this world, and our simmering hatred had nowhere to go but toward each other.