THINGS THAT MAKE PERFECT SENSE:

• weapons
  • guns, knives, etc.
• vomit
• drowning
• death
• airplane crashes
• needles
• being mugged in a dark alley
• rapists
• manipulative individuals

THINGS THAT ARE POST-TRAUMA:

• blood
• anyone touching my neck
• dogs
• physical contact with men

THINGS THAT MAKE ME HARD TO LIVE WITH:

• audio-anima-tronics
• loud noises
  • music, fireworks, etc.
• raised voices
  • shouting, chanting, screaming, etc.
• alarm clocks
• anything sharp
  • pointed forks, skewers, kitchen knives, etc.
• fish
• open spaces
• the car blowing up at the gas station
• everyone who says they like me is lying
  • they are using me and talking about me behind my back
• being verbally affectionate for real
• public speaking
• strangers
• cute boys
• being late to class
• not getting my homework done
• failure
• not having things organized
• forgetting something important
  • hence, lists

I am almost hyperventilating just writing this list.