Somtimes my environment brings some really hard memories like flash backs. While other time it brings on a feeling of déjà vu. Medical PTSD can be hard to navigate in times where these flashbacks are distressing. I know im far from the only one who experiences medical PTSD. People who go through chronic illness can develop PTSD through there tough experiences. This can include but is not limited to not having trust or control of your body, being invalidated by your care team and loved ones, watching you chronically ill friends struggle and somtimes pass away, having to greive what you once could do or never had the chance to do, and much more. If you are struggling, you are still and will always be valid. 💜 ##chronicillness##ci##hospital##hEDS##gastroparesis##ptsd##ptsdawareness##medicalptsd##mentalhealth##mentalhealthawareness