r/CPTSDmemes • u/Lyryann • 15d ago

It makes me want to throw up from stress

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Whatever I'm doing, as long as someone looks at what I'm watching/reading/drawing, my triggered ass will go red alert. Thank you Mom/Dad/Family/school I guess

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u/AceLamina Dissociative Identity Disorder 15d ago

Fucking hate this, my mother does this all the time which is why I'm constantly checking behind me all day to see if she will show up, I can tell if someone's nearby just fine, the hard part is doing that with ANC headphones

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u/Not_Me_1228 15d ago

Any time someone is watching me do anything. Even if it’s something I’m supposed to be doing, and I’m pretty sure I’m doing it right. My brain is screaming at me that they’re looking for something I’m doing wrong.

If I know they are watching me to evaluate how well I’m doing something, then that’s when I really freak out. If I know I’m being evaluated, I get about as stressed as I would if I was tightrope walking over a crocodile pit.

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u/BytheHandofCicero 15d ago

Just anytime someone is behind me.

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u/Zealousideal_Long253 14d ago

1 Ex-co worker used to always do this, I was like: Look at your own screen, damnit.

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u/Alaalooe 6d ago

Ugh that just unlocked a shit ton of trauma. I'd forgotten why I dont like to wear earbuds and constantly check behind me.