I spent a day with people w/ PTSD

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You should spend a day with therapists. As a therapist intern, I'd love to see what are common questions that people would ask therapists, and the different perspectives they can bring.

I want to see “I spent a day with Anthony Padilla” I feel like you have your own story to tell 🥺

“That happened so long ago, get over it” I was told by my sexual assault therapist that when someone wants you to “get over it” they’re really asking you to “be quiet and be silent” what does getting over it look like to that person? For you to be silent?

Child-on-child SA needs to be talked about more often. It happened to me, and apparently, to a lot of people.

the "trauma olympics" thing is honestly such a complicated issue. like we shouldn't invalidate anyone's struggles but also we shouldn't throw around the word ptsd like it means nothing

As someone who struggles with PTSD, this video means everything

I have diagnosed PTSD from mental abuse I went through as a kid. I was emotionally abused by my father for over 8 years and still am whenever I get to see him. For a very very long time I thought that my pain didn't matter because he never touched me. He never layed a finger on me. If anyone is reading this with at least a drop of similarity I want you to know that emotional abuse is abuse. It's traumatic. Your pain and emotions are valid. You deserve to be heard and loved. Take care.

The way Shaylena just described seeing the younger her as a different person is what I've been trying to explain to people in my life so that's kinda epic

“it happened so long ago, get over it” that sentence is so damaging, and i can’t tell you how many times i’ve heard it. when something traumatic happens to you as a child it affects your development and changes who you are as a person. the trauma grows with you and if you weren’t allowed to acknowledge or work through it, it will plague you for your life. it doesn’t matter how long ago it was, you can’t just get over it

I have C-PTSD and what Shaylena said about how she felt that her younger self was an entirely different person is so real. I can't look at pictures of myself from before my trauma and see that person as myself- as Shaylena said, that person looking back at me is too innocent and pure to be me. I really loved how she worded that part.

You should do a video of children who were exploited. I’m talking about like beauty pageants, family channels, and stuff like that. I was severely exploited via beauty pageants from ages 3-7 and was also forced to do cheerleading and wear small uniforms that barely covered me. Child exploitation is something that shouldn’t be ignored.

when the sad part is its mostly our own family who gaves us ptsd we can go through this guys !

"You're not broken enough", that hit home. I've never had a therapist say this, but UK doctors have. Was turned away from A&E and GP for "not being bad enough for help", and I'm sure many others have too. It's a sad world.

My friend has PTSD and once seeked help through our school. She was doubting herself and said ‘I know I sound crazy don’t I’ and our head of year replied ‘yeah you do sound crazy’. She has had panic attacks, has sat crying for hours just to be called crazy by someone who doesn’t understand her or PTSD. People really don’t understand mental health.

As someone who has experienced child on child sexual abuse I realised a lot of people don't take what happened seriously and find excuses. It diminishes our trauma.

"Oh you're not broken enough, I don't need to see you" actually happened to me. I wish it wouldn't happen to anyone but sometimes therapists are just horrific. I don't have PTSD, but she made me see a PTSD specialist. That's okay, that was good to know i don't have PTSD. But she told me things like "you're useless to your boyfriend" or "you're never gonna get out of this if you're not making any effort" (it took all my energy to see her lmao). "I can't help you, you don't have anything!" Like b*tch don't say things like that to someone you don't know, and don't do this if you suspect PTSD like wth what's the logic. She made me fear psychiatrists. So yes, it happens, sadly. But if it ever happens to you, know that it's not your fault, you're not useless, you're seeking help, and it's a huge step towards healing. Don't let anybody treat you like that to the point you believe it ; especially somebody who's supposed to help you.

I struggle with Ptsd after witnessing a machete attack when out with my friends. This has affected me in many ways if someone mentions it I can have a flashback or for instance I was out with friends again and I saw someone get put in a chokehold for trying to steal a phone and as a result I had a very vivid flashback and for the rest of the night I thought everyone who I didn't know was carrying a knife. I wake up from nightmares a lot and I'm trying to get over it through therapy. I respect Anthony a lot for bringing these issues to the surface as its often something that people repress. I was listening to his guests and realising we are in the same Boat regardless of the trauma we have experienced/ witnessed. I advise anyone who is struggling to seek therapy as talking can often be the best kind of help. My love goes out to you all and I hope your having a good day, good night, good afternoon wherever you are - Nath

i cant even describe the joy i felt hearing someone else say, out loud, that they were sexually abused by their older sibling. then hearing ANOTHER person say that? sibling abuse isnt something you hear about. its always parents or uncles or cousins. i didnt realize how much i wanted to hear someone talk about that until now and i feel so relieved that i want to cry and sexual trauma too. theres such a sense of shame that comes with feeling repulsed by sex. god its such a relief to hear that its not just me. consciously i know it isnt just me but hearing it makes such a massive difference...

God, when she talked about how she saw her younger self as someone different, that really hit hard. I have been diagnosed with PSTD so I know exactly what they are talking about.