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Originally Posted by Rara200284
Do you ever feel like people won't believe your PTSD? That it's all exaggeration? I know I do.
I've been abused growing up, but a part of me tells myself that it wasn't so bad since I wasn't in the guiness world book of records for abuse. I feel like most people won't believe me when talking about the impact of these things. Maybe it's because I deny it myself.
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I haven't been diagnosed with ptsd so there is nothing to believe. As far as my symptoms~ I don't talk about them much either. I was trained well! unfortunately~ not properly.
As far as my trauma~ I denied it for so long that I'm not sure I believe it myself. It's hard to explain but I do get what you are saying about not being in any record books. For me~ it wasn't child abuse but I felt like I was the lucky one ~ I survived. how could it possible be trauma?
I am working on accepting things for what they are but I internalize the impact so much that I don't express them and when I do~ I downplay because I feel like I am exaggerating or being a drama queen.
Hopefully you have someone to talk to and he/she can help you sort things out. Best of luck to ya.