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Originally Posted by minefield
Hello, another therapy for you to consider is DBT although it is taylored for Borderline Personality Disorfer it fit those like us who have complex PTSD. It is designed to help you address the somebody who has no stable identity, feels pretty much worthless, has chaotic relationships, feels hopeless, empty and would really rather not exist at all. I have been advised that by addressing these first it makes the trauma faced more manageable. Well this is what they have just told me as they cancelled my CBT as they said I don't have the coping skills. Im challenging this but that is a whole other post lol...
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I actually use 'complex PTSD' and 'BPD' interchangeably. You obviously understand what BPD is as you have mentioned it in reference to the symptoms I mentioned, which are very much BPD traits. C-PTSD is pretty much the same thing but seems to come without the stigma and automatic judgement that the term 'BPD' can unfortunately invite. 'BPD' also sounds more intractable so I try not to use it in reference to myself as it makes me feel more hopeless. Unfortunately I can even get triggered by a simple DSM term. I have been keeping my eyes open for a DBT practitioner but have not come across one yet. Thank you for the reminder, Minefield. Oh, and BTW, I love your screen name - very descriptive.