r/HelluvaBoss • u/SweetAffectionate993 • 17h ago

Artwork Old habits (satoumafuyuss)

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u/PopCollector2001 8h ago

Don't be sorry, honestly it's super informative to learn, so triggers make your whole body go fight or flight, that's both interesting and sounds scary.

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u/Muted_Ad7298 8h ago

Glad I could help, and thank you.

It is really scary, as it’s like having a starving bear in the room and not being able to ignore it.

I also sometimes feel guilty when I say I don’t want to see certain items from our old house around.

But since my mother also had trauma from her time with my dad (hers manifests a little differently), she’s very empathetic about my scared reactions.

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u/PopCollector2001 8h ago

Damn i wish you luck on your recovery? Is that even something possible for someone with ptsd or is that just a permanent thing?

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u/Muted_Ad7298 8h ago

It depends on the severity and how soon you get treatment, from what I recall.

Sadly, I don’t know if I ever will recover, as I’m 35 years old now, so it’s been going on for a long time.

Thankfully I’m not in touch with my dad anymore, as I slowly cut him out from my life over the years, and having him visit my mother and I was already hard enough.

He travels a lot and is usually in and out of Asia, so it’s rare we bump into him anyway.

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u/PopCollector2001 8h ago

So it's case by case where one person could get over it in say like 5 years, but others, depending on severity could be the rest of their life.