PTSD, Sleep, and Socially Awkward
Sometimes, we can follow the sleep hygiene, we can do the exercise, we can take the meds... We can literally do everything right, follow the therapist's and the med manager's and the physician's orders... and if PTSD has not been acknowledged as a part of the equation and isn't being adequately treated in the way our body needs , then we are masking...masking... masking... Until the final straw... or a loud noise... or simply the last coping skill runs out... and then how long until another good night sleep? How long until any sleep? Meanwhile, we know we need sleep. We know we are approaching being unreasonable. We know that we are not being our best. The question is, do we turn that inwards or outwards? I guess it depends on how far out we go without sleep, and how well ingrained we are regarding our place in society. Majority of people assigned female at birth? They have generally been well socialized to "behave well", to not make a fuss, don't draw a...
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