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May 07, 2009, 11:14 PM
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Member Since: Mar 2009
Location: So Cal
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Originally Posted by _Sky
I'll give this another shot, and hope that those who tend to not understand me will not argue?
It appears that perhaps what Hermann is striving for is a diagnosis that doesn't include the "near death/fear death" experience? That the ongoing, repeated abuse without that element (which is required for PTSD) is why she's pushing for the complex ptsd diagnosis? I mean, that what it appears to me to be in her definitions and explanations. I don't think that would still cover everyone, for surely there are those who experienced the ongoing abuse issues AND feared death?
However, I stick to the results as being equal...assuming everyone has the element of fear of death as PTSD requires... the resulting symptomolgy is the same, regardless of how many traumas, if one developes PTSD. (As opposed to those who endure trauma without developing PTSD for some reason.) The results and the treatment are quite the "same" for all.
The idea is that everyone with PTSD suffers. Hopefully, no matter what direction the experts go in, it will result in good results for the sufferers. (Such as the discovery of the propanolol results.)
Peace? 
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I think you are getting a more general idea of it. 
With C-PTSD though there can be fear of the "near death/fear death". With repetitive physical, emotional, and sexual abuse, one can easily come to fear physical and psychological anaihilation, however it is a constant and consistent fear that doesn't tend to go away. Like waiting for the other shoe to drop. You never know when the abuser is going to strike you dead, physically or psychologically. This is where the differentiation comes in. It's not in who suffers more or who has been through a worse tradgedy. It's about the length of time of the trauma exposure. Like the difference between having a headache, versus chronic headaches.
This is not to say that the traumatic symptoms of PTSD from a single incident can not last a lifetime, or to say that PTSD is any easier to recover from than C-PTSD. It just has to do with the length of time of exposure to the traumatic stimulus.
The treatments are quite similar, yet still have slightly different elements. I encourage you to visit this site. It might help in your understanding of how the treatments differ.
http://www.ncptsd.va.gov/ncmain/ncdo...plex_ptsd.html
Take care. 
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