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Originally Posted by Hummingbird1950
Hello Amandalouise ~ I had no idea that DDNOS was no longer used. I did look up OSDD disorder and it's very broad and I have no idea where I would fit in the new category.
I did spend several weeks at Shepherd Pratt Hospital in 2001, in their trauma wing and had Dr. Loewenstein as my primary psych doc there and this was his dx as being DDNOS. With the 30 year history with my former psych doc (now retired), he always felt I dissociate. However, my neurologist feels I have some type of petite mal seizures too. So, there are the two differing thoughts.
When I am out in public and talking face to face with someone that I may feel as threatening, I disappear for a few minutes and the person I am talking to has to reach out to me to bring me back into the present moment.
I do have early childhood trauma and ongoing trauma throughout life that was never properly treated long term.
Just looked up Shepherd Pratt and there is alot of information about the new classifications of DSM-5.
I will look up your dx and see how that applies to you "my OSDD disorders are macropsia and tachypsychia among others.". How are you managing this, are you in therapy for help with this complex disorder?
Thank you so much for this new information.
Birdie
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yes I am in treatment for my OSDD.
yes OSDD is a very broad diagnostic label. think of it like a category / title and inside that category / title are many different dissociative disorders.
yes macropsia can be a neurological problem too, it was added to the dissociative disorders category OSDD also due to some people with dissociative problems have this problem. it all depends upon your own problems and symptoms, mine is related to my dissociation problems so mine is listed as the dissociative macropsia. yours from the fact that your treatment provider is sending you to your neurologist says if you have macropsia its related to your neurological problems rather than dissociative.
yes it is hard to know where you fit in this disorder. you will not be able to do the self diagnosing / trying to figure out where you fit in with OSDD disorders because most of what this disorder is not available to the general public, (you cant find information online, in forums and so on ………..until after ……...you have been diagnosed with one or more of the 10-15 OSDD disorders and told by your treatment providers which OSDD disorder you have.
once you get your OSDD diagnosis it will look like this on your files...
(your name) has OSDD - (name(S) of your Other Specified Disorders that are on a treatment providers only list of disorders)
this disorder category the treatment provider ............must........... tell you which OSDD disorder you have and how and why you were diagnosed with that specified disorder. they will sit down with you and explain everything to you at that time.
after you have your OSDD disorder name then you may be able to use the internet to find more information.