When someone is experiencing PTSD, their "conscious mind" is working "overtime" because they are not just processing daily events and interactions coming in from the exterior world, they are also processing events and interactions from the "unconscious or subconscious mind" at the same time. And what they are dealing with is "all unresolved" and if they have a history of trama, abuse, neglect, or unresolve in their past, it brings "extra" stress. When this happens the "anxiety" level rises which ofcourse brings on feeling tired and depressed as well as a feeling of an inablitiy to work or participate on a normal level of day to day function. And because other people do not understand this challenge, and it really is so very difficult to explain, the person who is struggling begins to want to isolate more an more and also begins to feel they are "somehow a failure" as well. DO NOT GIVE INTO THIS FEELING, IT WILL GO AWAY WITH TIME.

Wow, this is exactly how I feel about me being- sort of- occupied with more than the thing that´s actually going on rightnow. But I couldn´t have put it this well.

Thank you!