Well shezbut, often times if a case of PTSD is considered complex which comes from extreme childhood trama, often that child can express symptoms of what appear to be borderline personality disorder and it is really PTSD. And often the way a child is raised if abusive can present the condition of borderline personality disorder. That is why it is important that those with this disorder get treatment and therapy because they have to learn to overcome it. With PTSD that stretches back to a person's childhood there can a display of need, lack of trust, difficulty maintaining relationships, outburst of anger, then lows of tears and even days of depression. So what is often truely a case of PTSD is very often mistaken for borderline personality disorder, Bipolar disorder, manic depressive, and even just depression. It is really important to cover as much of the early childhood as possible so that someone can be diagnosed properly.

As PTSD continues to be researched in the different ways it presents itself and the symptoms that are suffered, they are starting to notice the mistaken previous diagnoses that were given to patients, especially in the past because so little was known about PTSD. As they are studying the brains of children that have suffered childhood tramas they can see changes in the brain that don't appear in children that come from healthier environments.

For the older generation, it can be troubling because there really wasn't as much recognition and treatments for PTSD. Therefore therapists and psychiatrists just misdiagnosed it with other disorders. The older generation, and even many children today can grow up in disturbing situations that present psychological problems that they are truely not aware of. Most of us just thought we were just supposed to deal and grow around the disfunctional charectoristics of parental behaviors. So often many of their depressive thoughts and lack of self esteem is truely homemade and they are just confused.

I have not studied borderline personality disorder in depth, but those that I have met and spoke with in any length reveal some very troubling childhood memories. So I do wonder if they are truely borderline PD, or have PTSD or it could be both depending on their history. It really is sad how much damage can happen in childhood that can present so many difficulties later on. Do some children flourish anyways, yes, but many don't and do need help later to sort it all out.

I hope that helps shezbut.

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