I was pregnant with twins, one was stillborn, the other born prematurely. She is fine now, but obviously the past year has been difficult to say the least. I am being treated for post traumatic stress disorder, as I have flashbacks to the day I was told / had the caesarian and some other symptoms.
The problem is that I was due to go back to work recently but due to the PTSD I have been signed off. Work are being fine about it, but friends and family hear the word "post" and think it's post-natal depression "what? the baby blues, shouldn't that be over by now?" etc. It's starting to make me a little cross, and I have to explain every time that it isn't the same thing. Anyone any suggestion of a short reply that means I avoid having to go through the whole thing again and again?
btw, I'm not saying that PND isn't awful, but it just is an entirely different thing.