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Originally Posted by Christmas cookie
I have several past traumas in my life. Abuse, animal bite, victim of robbery etc.
I recently had surgery due to one of these traumas. The physical pain I feel is due to surgery. However the pain is bringing up the memory of the incident. Maybe remembering pain from the initial injury is surfacing. Seeing surgical dressings and gauze is a reminder of the initial injury. Its bringing forth memories of the traumatic event. I take pain medication yet when it wears off, memories surface. The surgeon knows I have ptsd (referral briefly stating cause of injury, ptsd as a result)
Medical doctors treat the physical part of your health. A few have been insensitive to my trauma (remarks, insensitive comments). I'm not expecting empathy etc. Respect is all I want.
If you have ptsd how do you deal with insensitive remarks regarding trauma or your ptsd?? Finding another doctor is one answer.
Have you come across doctors who treat you respectfully, understanding?
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Hi there.
I have came across people who treat my trauma insensitively. I’m rather blessed because it does not happen often. I don’t know any particular advice on how to deal with these people, but I would advise that those who don’t understand and especially those who disrespect you do not deserve to be within your presence. Trauma is a very real thing and has a very real way of warping your reality.
It doesn’t hurt either to be upfront about how disrespectful people are about your trauma either. It’s okay to stand up for yourself!
It sounds as if you have already taken steps to proactively distance yourself from those people. That’s totally awesome!