There’s something that happened to me 2 years ago that i’m not really comfortable talking about. I’m 16 years old, the event happened when i was 14. It has deeply affected me. I’ve been seeing a psychiatrist/therapist for 4 months and i still can’t fully open up to her especially about that event. Since i can’t really talk about it to her she can’t determine whether i have PTSD or not.

My psychiatrist had a hard time figuring me out btw. She came into a conclusion that i didn’t have an axis 1 ilness but this can’t be true as i can’t open up to her aboıt that event. I’ve been on sertraline 75mg for 3 months and the effects are strating to wear off, i’ve been feeling really sad and anxious lately. Especially that event in particular bugs me.

I’ve heard that with PET scans on the brain, we could diagnose someone with PTSD. (google it) So i’m thinking of getting a PET scan but my mom doesn’t allow me to as you get exposed to a lot of radiation (healthcare is hella cheap here and my family is in good financial condition) What are your thoughts on this?