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Originally Posted by RxQueen875
I'm bp2 but was recently diagnosed with PTSD due to a jacked up upbringing. My pdoc at the time told me my nightmares were a symptom. Thing is, my nightmares aren't about the reason for my PTSD. However they are of me running away from something scary or that I'm in some horrible situation that involves violence, cruelty ect. Is my pdoc mistaken or do these nightmares really mean something?
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Oh they more than likely are. I am recovering from cPTSD. I have nightmares about strangers with guns (pointed at me), or having fights or yelling. I actually had one the same night I talked in-depth about something my father recently did (he is my cPTSD source, mostly?).
What I think is that my father has always been, uh, the way he is. This is true even before memories and before I could speak. My fear and self-worth were already in a state of confusion before I could form visual memories. But my instinctual (emational/reaction) memory was already in full swing.
Unspecified cPTSD with Emotional Flashbacks and nightmares? That's me. Luckily both are rather rare now. Next, try to enjoy life and feel again.