Do i have ptsd? - Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Message Board

goodbye x abuse · 04-17-2006, 11:17 AM

well ive been having nightmares about somebdy trying to break into my house and its very frightneing and some of them actually get into my house and im fighting for my life, i keep having these dreams repedidly and ill stay awake until the morning becuase im too afraid to go back to sleep and now ill keep my room blinds closed and i have to make sure evrything is locked and im sooo scared to go by my front door becuase theres this window and its not covered so ill run past it and if its at night someone will have to walk by it wilth me. could this be ptsd?

galinaqt · 04-19-2006, 02:01 PM

I think ptsd is when you keep remembering bad things which is actually happened to you. People who were at the war often have it. I was abused for a long time at work and at home and keep remembering it I think I have one but you have something different.

goodbye x abuse · 04-19-2006, 04:16 PM

ok, thanks and im sorry about your past does anybody know what it is?

Karinari · 04-20-2006, 01:38 AM

ptsd is indeed remembering one or more traumatic incidences over and over again, with dreams about it, flashbacks, a great fear about things that remind you about the incidence, and some more symptoms. If you have not experienced such a traumatic incidence, you cannot have ptsd.
What you have sounds more like a phobic or a general anxiety disorder. in any case, tell a professional about and get a reliable diagnosis. A first step could be asking your general practitioner.

StephanieAnne · 04-23-2006, 01:51 PM

WOW what dreams you have, so maybe something is bothering you and while you sleep your brain is trying to sort it out?
I have PTSD and this is not PTSD, so be glad for that

But, maybe you want to speak to someone, a therapist or social worker, someone who can help you figure out what is behind these dreams, or do some research on your own on the web.

I have a recurring dream, well not so much now, but I had it for a long time, I was lost, either in a housing development, or at work, or anywhere and I could not get to where I needed to go, or I could not find my car to take me home, finally thru therapy I realized that my Food Addiction was the cause of this dream, with the addiction I was getting NO WHERE, just like my dreams

once I faced that addiction and cried like a baby honestly I did, I couldn't believe it, those dreams have not been as frequent and now when I get one, I call my husband on my cell phone and he comes and gets me.

Dreams are amazing, and your wild dreams mean something, I just don't know what it is. I would find someone to help you sort all this out, and I betcha the dreams stop