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Originally Posted by MdngtRain
I don't really know the differences, but I can relate to being in T forever and getting frustrated that things don't change/heal as fast as I would like them to...
My old T also dx me DDNOS, so I wonder how that will change with the new DSM... will it still be a problem I can get treatment for?
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yes you will still be able to get treated for your dissociative symptoms that used to be called DDNOS....
all that is happening is the name (DDNOS) is not being used....
all DDNOS means is that you dont have dissociative synmptoms to the severity or matching other dissociative disorders...
example maybe you have symptoms of numbness spaciness, spacing out, but not to the extreme of DID, or the other dissociative disorders.
all thats going to happen if its true that DDNOS isnt in the DSM 5 is your treatment providers will be matching your symptoms up with other mental disorders where dissociation symptoms happen...
for example depression has dissociative symptoms so does anxiety, so does seasonal affective disorder, so does adhd ...basically every mental disorder has some form of dissociative symptoms like numbness, spacing off, losing track of time, feeling unconnected, feeling like you are a watcher not a participant in life/activities....
dissociation is one of those things that is completely normal and happens to everyone at some point in all kinds of severities. what makes it a disorder is how often someone dissociates and why...
if the reason for your DDNOS symptoms was anxiety then your anxiety diagnosis will carry those dissociative symptoms in that diagnosis now.
if your DDNOS symptoms happen because of trauma then the diagnosis PTSD will fit your DDNOS symptoms...
talk with your treatment providers they will be able to match your problems up with the right mental disorder and be able to still treat your dissociative symptoms even though it may not be called DDNOS any more.