doglover, while you may believe that there is a greater likelihood that if PTSD is present there are also other disorders there too. What is also happening is that professionals are seeing the symptoms of PTSD, and misdiagnosing what are all the symptoms of PTSD as other disorders. This is something I have discussed extensively with my therapist too. While a person can have a learning disability like ADHD or Dyslexia for example that has led them to be misunderstood and abused that can lead to experiencing PTSD, a person struggling with PTSD alone can express symptoms that can appear to mimic symptoms of other disorders when it is "not" another disorder like Bipolar, or avoidant personality disorder, or major depressive disorder, or a mood disorder, or acute anxiety disorder, but simply all just PTSD. There are cycles to PTSD that may sound like "bipolar" for example, but it is simply not the same. It is very common for someone diagnosed with PTSD to also be diagnosed with Bipolar II for example when that is really not accurate and the person is "only" suffering from PTSD.

It is important to keep that in mind and make sure you get another opinion and preferably from a professional that specializes in PTSD. What we do know is not an "exact" science and we have been learning more and more about the brain and PTSD as well. What I have said about PTSD symptoms being mistaken for other disorders is something that has been "slowly" recognized and professionals are "slowly" learning how to avoid misdiagnosing. It is actually not unusual to run into an older psychiatrist that knows about PTSD, yet doesn't really understand to recognize the symptoms clearly so that they do not make the mistake of misdiagnosing.

OE