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#1
Jan 21, 2008, 04:02 PM
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I wonder. I never have nightmares of abuse or at least extrremely rarely, but my T also says I have PTSD. Could that be right?
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Jan 21, 2008, 04:13 PM
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I don't think traumatic stress has to show up just in nightmares. Depending on the type of stress, flinching when someone touches you or moves suddenly (my favorite was flinching when someone near me raised their hand; I thought they were going to hit me) or avoiding certain innoculous-looking situations or places. I get extremely anxious and have difficulty sitting on a picnic bench because one went over and trapped my husband and me underneath several summers ago. Any extreme anxiety or "stress," fight or flight quality, may be an indication of PTSD. If you dwell too much/too often on your trauma, can't get it out of your head, that qualifies too.
It may be that you just don't remember your dreams well? You could have bad dreams and not remember them. We all dream something like 5-7 times a night but I don't remember more than 2-3 at most and that's only some nights, maybe I'll remember a dream or dreams twice a week. Not a very good average and I like dreams.
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Jan 21, 2008, 06:24 PM
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i dont dwell on my trauma.. i was fearful of believing it. I dont like talking about it b/c its embarrassing. BUt sometimes i think that im relatively unaffected by it.
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Jan 21, 2008, 06:39 PM
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Jan 21, 2008, 07:15 PM
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</font><blockquote><div id="quote"><font class="small">Quote:</font>
Perna said: If you dwell too much/too often on your trauma, can't get it out of your head, that qualifies too. </div></font></blockquote><font class="post"> Hey, I do that.  Anyway, like Perna said, you don't have to have nightmares to have PTSD - it's just one of the possible symptoms. Maybe you could talk to your therapist about it?
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Jan 25, 2008, 10:20 AM
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Feb 07, 2008, 08:35 AM
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you may still have it im sure
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Feb 10, 2008, 12:34 AM
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Hun i think its really important that you remember everyones manifestation of mental illness is a personal experience. So, while some experience nightmares, not everyone will. You still have a valid experience though
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