Woman confesses PTSD to neighbor after violent knock on door – regrets sharing too much too soon

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People who have had a traumatic experience can experience PTSD, and there may be certain events that trigger PTSD.

The character in this story experiences PTSD when someone bangs loudly on his door. Even though it was a well-meaning neighbor, she is still traumatized by it.

In this story, it is unclear whether the neighbor is a good person or a bad person. I think she’s a bad person because she’s the president of the HOA, and I think she’s a bad person because she bangs on doors. But other than that, I don’t know enough about her to probably know if she’s actually a good person or not.

The owner of the house in this story doesn’t know her all that well either, and now that she’s honest about her PTSD, she’s second-guessing herself. Read on to see if you think she did something wrong.

Wednesday night she rang the bell at my (single family home) and within a second there was a knock on the door at 7:30pm.

She’s done this once before. It was the anniversary of my sons’ deaths. I didn’t answer the door.

I heard from a neighbor who complained that he knew I was there.

Obviously she has my phone number.

She doesn’t live there long.

Anyway, I just recently moved. I moved 1,300 miles away from my abusive ex-husband.

I met this woman a few weeks ago. I especially remember telling her that I wasn’t the Hollywood version of “sleeping with the enemy,” but that I chose this small community to enjoy good neighbors. If they saw a car with a WI license plate and I was missing, they would be suspicious.

We all laughed.

Anyway, I’m on medication for PTSD. So the sound of her banging on the door has a physical effect on me.

She was honest about her PTSD.

When I finally answered the door on Wednesday, she asked if I had already paid my HOA fees.

I told her that I had the money and that it had been deposited in a locked box two days earlier.

She asked me suspiciously, but I had had enough. I calmly told her that I have PTSD and that the way she was visiting me was really scary and that she was no longer welcome to contact me in that way.

Seeing the “I’m sorry” reaction on her face made me wonder if I went from zero to 60 too quickly. Aita: Aita?

I don’t understand what the problem is here. I mean, I can understand that she has PTSD from the way the neighbor knocks on her door, but I don’t understand why she thinks it’s a problem that she told the neighbor. There was obviously no reaction on the neighbor’s face, but perhaps she was just surprised.

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The neighbors may not realize that she is a nuisance.

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But this person is on the OP side.

Some people think that their neighbors are busy people.

This person shares his thoughts on knocking on the door.

Now, I have a Ring doorbell, and the only way to hear the doorbell ring is through an app on my phone. I’m not a fan of this. I prefer the old-fashioned doorbell that rings inside the house. However, it is convenient to have a camera attached to the doorbell.

That being said, there are many times when you don’t hear your doorbell ringing. Unless someone knocks on your door, you probably won’t know they’re there unless your dog starts barking. If you’re on the other side of the house, banging on the door may be the only noise.

I understand that she has PTSD, but I don’t think the neighbor meant to be a nuisance. I also don’t think it was wrong to let her neighbors know how her actions affected her.

I hope the neighbors will be more considerate next time.