Kate Gillie – The masks we wear; the need to be accepted in a world we do not, can not, understand.
What’s going on with Kate? #PTSDChat
Please note this is not about any one person in my life or experience; what I give here in the 8 things that are going on could be any person with PTSD. Pick a number. Dr Jonathan Douglas has been super kind to add some words of wisdom on the first point: if you have PTSD or somebody you love with this brain injury, it’s worth the time it takes to read and think about what he says.
In the last few weeks I have been called a “racist” about 17 times on average before breakfast. A few death threats before lunch and well, ain’t life grand? Worst of all, I find a delicious enjoyment from poking that dangerous viper’s nest. I was called a “racist c*nt” this morning for a post on Obama effectively painting a target on cops backs over the last 8 years, a normal person would have been a tad horrified. Me? I laughed out loud. I did delete the post, mostly because nobody needs to be triggered by the comment or by a post from me. Still. Not a normal reaction.
I have a recurring flashback from my childhood spent watching white people killing black people, black people killing black people and a lot of people trying to kill me. I have had near death experiences with TIAs and a diagnosis of lupus: asymptomatic. I have had a terrible PTSD episode.
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