The posts here have been interesting to me. The role of chronic bullying in eventually producing symptoms is something I hadn't thought about. I never considered myself "abused," but I did grow up in an atmosphere of intimidation that wasn't exactly normal. (No violence toward people, usually, but other kinds of violent displays, and a lot of recurrent threats like, "I'll take that door off the hinges." and major tantrum throwing that was frightening.)

Getting help is what is most important, even more important than the diagnosis. Regarding getting a diagnosis, I have noticed that members are sometimes waiting to get one from a T. Legally, most T's can not give you an actual real Diagnosis. (A T who is a clinical psychologist can.) Basically, the law says that only a doctor can diagnose. This is applied to the mind as well as the body. I was taught this in nursing school.