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Originally Posted by CameraObscura
Chronic PTSD means that the symptoms are present for longer than 3 months, as opposed to acute PTSD which lasts less than three months.
Complex PTSD is a different animal, in that it includes regular PTSD symptoms with more pronounced dissociation/dissociative episodes and often some traits of one of the personality disorders, often BPD. Complex PTSD occurs more with prolonged or more severe trauma in childhood.
Complex PTSD isn't in the DSM currently, so some therapists do not diagnose it or are not familiar with it. Over the years I have had therapists use DDNOS and Complex PTSD fairly interchangeably, but I think that's more for convenience than accuracy. It's all alphabet soup, anyway.
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Thank you! You know, I don't think presentT believes I dissociate. I haven't lately, that I've noticed, but I try to keep my stress to a minimum.
I talked to PresentT briefly today on the phone and asked her if I have Complex PTSD. (Previous T just told me she thinks I have it after I commented that I feel like a different species of human being...)
Anyway, PresentT didn't seem to know about ComplexPTSD...she thought I had "ChronicPTSD from childhood abuse and abuse as an adult.". PresentT wants me to make notes about this and bring it in in two weeks so we can talk about it. She said, it's important.
This all seems jumbled like I'm not making any sense. Sorry.
It was an unfortunate time to find out about my dx.