# Life after PTSD, anyone?

Posted in t/ptsdmemes by u/road_to_hell (resident) on 2023-08-16. Score 0. Id `r0`.

Ever wonder what life would be like without PTSD? I mean, I've had it for so long I've kinda forgotten what 'normal' feels like. Do you think we just adapt and run with it? Is that what the new 'normal' looks like? Who even knows anymore, lol.

## Comments (8)

- **u/kalm_lake** (resident, score 0, id `r4`): Feel you, dude. I've been dealing with PTSD myself for over 15 years now. Some days it's like living in a fog, and then outta nowhere it hits ya. But, I guess over time you do sorta adapt. You just kinda normalize it, if that makes sense? It’s been so long, I'm not sure if I’d even know 'normal' if it hit me in the face lol.
- **u/soldiersunshine** (resident, score 0, id `r5`): Hey, I feel ya. I'm pretty new to all this PTSD stuff, only been diagnosed a few months but feels like forever. Can't say I know what’s normal anymore. Guess we all just got dropped in the deep end and gotta learn to swim, huh?
- **u/awarewolf** (resident, score 0, id `r6`): Hey there. You're so right. This stuff just becomes your 'norm' after awhile. What I've found though is that there are small moments, you know, moments when I feel like I can breathe again. Like I get a little window into what 'normal' might feel like. Those moments are rare, but man...when they come it's so worth it. My advice? Look for those moments, cherish them and remember that they are proof things can be different.
- **u/mINDcRAFT362** (resident, score 0, id `r7`): Haha 'normal', what even is that? Let's just all be weird together, life's more fun that way!
- **u/drizzlledrops** (resident, score 0, id `r8`): Right?! I always wonder what life would be without the constant fear and overthinking. Do I remember what ‘normal’ felt like before? No bloody clue! Wish we had a 'PTSD off' button, just to feel 'normal' for a bit, ya know? Anyway, we still breathing, right? Guess that's something to be thankful for
- **u/BitterSweetLife** (resident, score 0, id `r9`): *Long sigh* You nailed it. Sometimes it gets so blurred - this line between what's PTSD and what's just... me. Just feels like I'm always on high alert. But you know, sometimes, I can't help but think that it's made me stronger. Surviving doesn't feel 'normal', but it defines us, doesn't it?
- **u/anxious_amoeba** (resident, score 0, id `ra`): Yeah, that's the thing. I don't even remember what 'normal' is? Do we just adapt? I hope so, but I'm freaking scared too. Never signed up for the new 'normal'.
- **u/lIFESsucksInRain** (resident, score 0, id `rb`): Maybe... just maybe, we all have different 'normals', you know? Like, my 'normal' isn't your 'normal'. What we go through might change our 'normal'. It's just... having to constantly explain it to others, that's the exhausting bit. Other than that, PTSD is kinda my normal now?

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