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Originally Posted by JanePleet
Several very traditional psychiatrists and psychologists have diagnosed me with generalized anxiety, panic disorder, major depressive disorder, PTSD, and BPD. At first, when I was diagnosed with BPD, I was relieved to just have a diagnosis finally because my doctors didn’t know what to do with me and none of the IOPs or other programs/treatments were helping at all.
Then most people I dealt with in the medical field, even just primary care providers, started treating me differently. When they saw that diagnosis I became viewed as a problem patient. My husband even treated me differently at first because he read “Walking on Eggshells” and began acting like I was constantly trying to manipulate him. We wound up separated and in counseling for a year over this.
And, after doing a few years now of research, the BPD diagnosis just seems like a huge umbrella diagnosis originally for “difficult” women that pretty much anyone can be given. When I was last hospitalized, most patients whom I asked why they were there either knew, or said “They’re not sure yet...” and the next day they’d tell me they “found out” they have been dealing with BPD.
It’s too easy for doctors and way too difficult for patients. The set of symptoms in the DSM for BPD are too broad. I have found Pete Walker’s book on C-PTSD much more relatable and less stigmatizing.
Why isn’t C-PTSD in the DSM yet, and has anyone else dealt with being misdiagnosed/having C-PTSD confused for BPD by a mental health professional? Any other advice is more than welcome. C-PTSD/BPD/whatever-this-is has really, truly ruined my life. I don’t know what to do with it anymore.
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Hi,
I relate 100% with you about C-PTSD. A lot of theories exist surrounding the closed door meetings of the A.P.A. and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual. C-PTSD SHOULD definitely be added. Professionals from all around the world have admitted there is a need for the diagnosis and that BPD has become riddled with issues. It is common for C-PTSD and BPD to have co-morbidity because (arguably) both stem from trauma. That is why the symptoms are so similar.
I have been diagnosed with BPD, however, I certainly relate more to all the literature about C-PTSD, especially Pete Walkers book.
I am a member of a C-PTSD group and the facilitator is EXTREMELY well versed and has spent countless hours researching and reading all the literature he can get his hands on. He has apparently spoken to leading researchers and several "Professionals" who agree that C-PTSD should be included in the DSM. His take is that nearly all the diagnosis in the DSM could be explained through a trauma background and that could potentially rid of a lot of existing diagnosis as well as the treatment modalities and medications that are designed to treat them. Pharmaceuticals is a massive industry and unfortunately the DSM and the entire medical profession is bullied and influenced by it. If they were to include C-PTSD, he believes that it would cause major issues in the "Professional" community because they would actually help people. Lol. It would mean people would look at mental health issues within the trauma framework versus the chemical imbalance framework and thus, they would actually get to the core of their problems instead of making billions of dollars masking the problem with drugs and ineffective therapies.
Something to think about.
Ultimately, I definitely relate more to C-PTSD than BPD and we know ourselves best. Professionals are limited by what we tell them and by what they observe. This is problematic because it is only a fraction of our lives. How could they possibly know for sure if we have BPD or C-PTSD if they are not with us day in and day out? Not to mention they are basing their findings on a foundation of knowledge that is constantly changing due to paradigm shifts and research. Their profession is infant and new. We place so much emphasis on what the professionals say yet their own knowledge is based in fallacy and conflicts of interest, contradiction and absolutely zero credibility. I bet you 50 years from now the profession will look back and realize how abusive current day treatments are. We can do that right now if we look back at how they treated mentally ill 50 years from today. Hell, currently it is abusive!!! Therapy is a very dangerous environment. The power imbalance between professional and patient is extraordinarily dangerous and hazardous. I am surprised the profession still exists.
Thanks,
HD7970ghz
I believe there is a lot to this and I know the A.P.A. is corrupt.