kfedup:merlin:sapphiredoves:king-emare:Oh shit. I never realized this.This is a depressing reality e
kfedup:merlin:sapphiredoves:king-emare:Oh shit. I never realized this.This is a depressing reality every 4th of July.My Korean War-era Dad (US Army vet of a couple horrific front-line battles) could never stand to be anywhere within earshot of fireworks. And, people of his time thought that was just really weird and anomalous. But, yep. Over sixty years later, this is, sadly, still definitely a thing.This makes my heart hurt. My grandfather talked about this, too. It’s not just combat veterans either! My PTSD means that even after a decade of treatment, I have a very pronounced startle reflex and still easily go sympathetic NS / fight or flight (well I just go into flight). I don’t handle loud noises well. I don’t own a blender because of this nor can I go to festivals or concerts (unless they’re classical) nor do I handle guns or fireworks or vehicles without mufflers well or V’s favorite Japanese band of girls screaming like they’re dying. Sudden loud noises just shut down my frontal lobes. Hell even parties with too many people, or more people than I expected, or if I haven’t had sufficient time to mentally prepare for a party can set me off (parties are extremely stressful, highly stimulating environments, and the fewer people I know the harder they are to bear - I literally had to flee the last party I was at b/c I couldn’t handle it).I find my reactions, which I have great difficulty controlling, to be mortifying b/c they make me look so batshit insane, but it’s really the result of some unfortunate things I’ve experienced in life. My brain anatomy was literally changed as a result.I’m not just speaking for myself though, “Thus, PTSD is relatively common,especially among women” - and we all have different triggers. -- source link
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