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Old Nov 22, 2015, 04:05 PM
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I agree with Pfrog, you might find one online, see if you can find one that specializes in PTSD though, it really is a specialty. Having a therapist that understands how to do trauma work is very important as ChipperMonkey says, it makes a world of difference.

I have now worked with two therapists who do trauma therapy, both of them have told me that psychiatrists and psychologists notoriously mistake PTSD symptoms for bipolar and other issues, none of which help a patient understand "why" they are struggling. Once a patient slowly learns how to understand PTSD and the symptoms, the patient learns how to not feed into it which makes it worse, but instead figures out why and how to slow down and be patient until a PTSD cycle passes from them being triggered.

In reading your about me I can see that your personal boundaries have been badly invaded, NOT YOUR FAULT. You most likely get triggered by anyone that makes you feel threatened, anyone that says or does anything like individuals who have hurt you in the past. It's important to understand that a lot of PTSD symptoms are actually normal reactions to being traumatized in some way. You need to talk these traumas out grieve your loss of safety and learn new ways to better self protect. If a person is diagnosed with bipolar or anything else when they are not really challenged with other issues, it leaves that individual feeling like they are somehow challenged with something they can't control, that is not helpful if someone is struggling with PTSD resulting from a trauma or several traumas where they lost control in some way or were a victim.