Hello everyone--I am still somewhat new here; I've mostly stayed to the bipolar forum, but I have a diagnosis of PTSD and thought I should come here and see the type of support there is (there's a lot of it, thankfully!)

When I received my diagnosis, I wasn't sure I felt anything either way. I temporarily abandoned my therapy appointments for no good reason, other than I was too anxious to go in and talk about things. I understand completely how this is the wrong way to think; I re-scheduled them, but I've a burning question that I thought I'd ask here, since it'll be a little while until I see my therapist.

Question is: Did receiving a diagnosis help with your struggle? When I was diagnosed, I felt nothing. When I was home by myself, I curled up into a ball and cried. Prior to the diagnosis, I felt that if there was something--a name, even--for the struggles I had gone through most of my life, that I'd feel relief, perhaps in some way to not feel like I was alone, or the only one going through the torment. But even now, I still feel lost and inarticulate when it comes to explaining my daily issues. I feel somewhat the same as I did pre-diagnosis; I'm hoping therapy will get me on the right track, but has anyone else experienced this with their diagnosis---the knowledge of finally having a name to your pain, but still more anguished and confused than before? I thought it would help things make more sense, but I'm more lost than ever.