Transcript
Sometimes, I really can't leave my house
and I think a good example that you guys might understand is
like I love to work out.
Working out is fun!
Yay! Getting in shape!
But the idea of being around people at the gym,
especially if I get off work and I've already had to deal
with people all day, be around people, then going to the gym
and being around people again, it's too overwhelming.
Way too overwhelming because people are going
to be in my space.
They might touch me.
I have to be aware of who's behind me, where the exits are.
It gets really exhausting and sometimes
if like let's say it's Friday night and I get home from work
and I'm already overwhelmed, in my head it's like,
I blow it up so pretty soon I'm not leaving the house
on Saturday because it's just too overwhelming.
And then pretty soon I don't leave the house on Sunday
and then I get depressed that I then have
to leave the house on Monday.
And I hope I'm explaining this all right
and I don't just sound like a crazy person.
I think that sometimes people with PTSD
that might be an insecurity that we can share,
but it compounds on itself.
So, get your butt out of the house.