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Mar 17, 2012, 06:07 PM
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hi tear_drop...the question you posed: "Is PTSD a mental illness"?---here is what Wiki says about it for your edification, hope it helps?
In it they cite the DSM4's definition of all the criteria (The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders IV): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posttra...tress_disorder
for me, yes, it is a "disorder, a mental illness"~~~one which has haunted my entire life...I have spent over 42 years in therapy, finally got the real digs on PTSD (they didn't have a name for it for most of my life) only 10 years ago.
Inclusive in my suffering was self loathing, cutting, substance abuse, etc.....
However, through CBT, and some excellent therapy; I have experienced a great shift in my life. I love me...ha ha!! and, I have come to terms with all of my past. No more hurting me!!!!!!! Not my fault! My past is a part of who I am today.
You are in my prayers!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~hugs--theo
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