Oh that could go in the tool box thread Rose.
Yes, what you have to realize about PTSD is that you in a hypermode for all the emotions and hypersensitive about everything. Hypervigiliant state of mind altogether.

So what I mean by everything becomes magnified that means even our intuition as well as what you are discribing happens when someone surprises, disgusts, angers you or speaks unfairly to you, disrespects you all of that is now magnified. And that is something that most people who have PTSD are not aware of.

Now the other thing that is also magnified is AVOIDANCE. This is what other people are constantly misreading about you and you can't see it for what it portrays to others.

Have you noticed how you may struggle with time too? You can get distracted, well normally we all do at times, but with PTSD a 10 minute typical distraction can turn into an hour but might feel like 10 minutes.

Yes and you saw things coming that were going to be a problem with fellow employees right? Well that sensitivity is magnified as well.

And noise? A little noise that others can overlook and continue to consentrate on what their doing, even sleeping is more annoying to someone who as PTSD.

Part of this is our brains way of knowing that we are busy working through our main issues with PTSD and our brain doesn't want more stress so it is protecting us by alerting us of what could be upsetting.

The hard part is if you don't realize it, yes, you could react poorly or become overwhelmed and get angry or even stressed out without knowing that it isn't as big as you are feeling it to be.

Something to think about and we should put this in the toolbox thread too.

Open Eyes