^ that would (presumably) be ptsd. i think you are confusing the difference between c-ptsd and ptsd.

both can have long term treatment. both treatments can be intensive. etc.

the difference is that with c-ptsd, you may have an altered sense of self (e.g., i perceive myself as a "bad person"), you will have difficulties trusting others (in most, if not all, aspects of life), you may dissociate frequently, have a tendency to be revictimised etc.

the chances of someone who had "only" one life threatening event developing the above symptoms are considerably lower than for someone who has had repeated traumatic events occur. obviously, someone who has been held at knife point during a bank robbery, will not likely tend to get into similarly traumatic scenarios in the future. but we all know that chronic childhood abuse sufferers do tend to end up with abusive partners in the future.

so someone with ptsd (the bank incident) will not need therapy that addresses core identity, trust and safety issues. someoen with c-ptsd (child abuse) will. both may be long term treatment, both may be intensive, but obviuosly the diagnosis of c-ptsd will require more breadth in what gets addressed.

p.s. sky, you have a link at the bottom of your posts to (presumably) your blog. are you a registered dr in any way?