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Anonymous44076
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Default May 28, 2019 at 12:34 AM
 
"The "distortion" attributed to PTSD isn't really an actual distortion - it's simply the realization that safety doesn't exist. If anything, the belief is the unhealthy distortion - except society is so founded on this belief, that the collapse that would ensue upon mass rejection would be worse than the damage of belief. Except to sufferers of PTSD, of course - but society has chosen to sacrifice us instead of facing the truth."

I live with PTSD and have done since childhood. I do not agree that safety does not exist. Hypervigilance can certainly occur as a result of unmanaged PTSD but that is not the same as the world actually being unsafe every moment of the day. And the hypervigilance does indeed fade as the PTSD is treated and managed. Provided I use good judgment and take steps to protect myself, I do find safety each day.

You said society has chosen to "sacrifice" people with PTSD. That is a false assertion likely stemming from paranoia and psychosis. Nobody has tried to sacrifice me. When I reached out for help with my PTSD, it was provided. And it is something I continue to work on in order to manage it. That is my responsibility. I do not blame the rest of humanity for it. That would not be logical or reasonable since the majority of humanity does not know I exist.

I can tell that you are deeply unhappy and I am very sorry for it. I think you need medical help in order to address your paranoia. By definition, assuming that people who have never met you (or indeed the entire world) are out to get you is paranoia. That is a legitimate mental health problem and needs to be addressed by a doctor.

Please do not attribute this paranoia to PTSD. I have lived with PTSD for a long time and I know plenty of others who live with it; it does not mean that other humans are trying to destroy us. We know that so we work on our responses rather than blaming others for our struggles.

I sincerely hope that you will seek the treatment and support that you need. Take good care of yourself.

Last edited by Anonymous44076; May 28, 2019 at 12:49 AM..