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May 05, 2009, 08:05 PM
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Member Since: Mar 2009
Location: So Cal
Posts: 3,342
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Sky...
From everything I have read and learned, the diagnosis of Complex PTSD does exist, it just has not made it into the DSM V this time around.
Kind of like when a new medication comes out but doesn't make it out in time to get into the pharmaceutical manuals. That med still exists, and it is still utilized in medication therapy, it just didn't make it in the book yet for one reason or the other.
And to be clear...I am not saying that I feel like I have worse PTSD or that the name Complex-PTSD automatically means that one person's disorder is worse than anothers just because it has the word "complex" before it. I am merely pointing out that there are some deliniations in the etiologies, symptomology, and treatments. It is absolutely NOT about whose disorder is worse than whose. I agree with you in that it is a very personal experience and no one will experience the same amount of pain as another, regardless of how you phrase a diagnosis.
I guess I see it like Bi-polar Disorder. There is Bi-polar I, and Bi-Polar II. They're both Bi-Polar, neither one worse or better than the other, just some different etiologies, symptoms, and slightly different treatments.
I'm not trying to fight or argue with you...just sharing what I have learned. You don't have to agree with it. I won't be offended if you don't. I'm sorry if you feel offended by what I have written, but I think it's okay to disagree and talk about different opinions, as long as it can be done respectfully.
Take care!! 
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