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Originally Posted by SaharaSon
At last count the following disorders and syndromes apply very well to me.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD)
Intermittant Explosive Disorder (IED)
Child Traumatic Stress Disorder (CTS)
Early Childhood Trauma Disorder (ECT)
Now all of these disorders overlap to one degree or another, or the lingering and unresolved disorders overlap other newly generated disorders. Question, do these disorders have a synergistic or multiplying effect which is greater than the sum of the individual disorders? In other words can these disorders combine to form a humongous perfect storm? Or does the brain have a mechanism or a governor of some type to keep this from happening? Admittedly I'm a mess, but I still seem to be functioning at a reasonably high level. I'm just wondering if one day all heck is going to break lose. Shalom.
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no its not a brain function thing that I know of.... but I do know that here in america each mental disorder has their own diagnostics and symptoms. Because of how the diagnosis process is now set up one mental disorder does not have a multiplying effect... short version one of the diagnostics of each mental disorder is now..... the problem can not be because of another / the problem can not be better explained by another.... its a situation where you have what you have and thats it.
example I have more than one mental disorder. if for example I am having a depression problem my treatment providers must look at the problem and then decide whether my depression problem is because of my Bipolar disorder, or my Acute Stress disorder (outside the USA this is called CPTSD) or if my depression problem is because of my MS (a physical health problem not mental disorder) because of the way america now diagnosis's mental disorders they can not say something like my bipolar disorder is having an affect on my Acute Stress Disorder making my Acute stress disorder worse. why not because of the diagnostic criteria that says the problem can not be because of other mental problems.
Im guessing the reason why the American Psychiatric Association came up with this new diagnostic criteria is because so many people were confused as to whether their problem was caused by xyz or because of abc. now its clear which problems go with which and easier to treat the problem.
since your location is here in the USA, my suggestion is talk with your, or a treatment provider in your off the computer location. they will be able to tell you which of your problems belong to which of your diagnosis's and how to best take care of the problem.