[unlockingsanity]

Can you have bipolar 2 and PTSD?

Absolutely.

Sure, why not? I have Bipolar 1 w/ PTSD.

[lawrenman]

I think everyone has a PTSD to some extent.

Its just how traumatizing the event was and how you are able to cope with it that matters.

[unlockingsanity]

It's just confusing. Does the PTSD cause the bipolar or what?

Originally Posted by unlockingsanity

It's just confusing. Does the PTSD cause the bipolar or what?

No, two separate animals, but in my experience they feed each other.

[lawrenman]

I had some PTSD last night.
There were very loud noise outside my bedroom that sounded like a airconditioner that was failing. Annoyed the heck out of me. Scared me because prior to my last adventure with mania I was hearing what I have read online to be known as the "hum". Not fun at all.

[Skittles56]

I'm sure it's possible. I am bipolar with a touch of OCD. As my therapist says, one disorder can make it easy to develop another.

[unlockingsanity]

Originally Posted by lawrenman

I had some PTSD last night.
There were very loud noise outside my bedroom that sounded like a airconditioner that was failing. Annoyed the heck out of me. Scared me because prior to my last adventure with mania I was hearing what I have read online to be known as the "hum". Not fun at all.

Ahh, the hum. I know it as the "buzzing".

[unlockingsanity]

The symptoms seem to really overlap, which is why I'm confused.

[bluemountains]

I have both. The PTSD is a result of events that took place during my childhood. Bipolar doesn't cause PTSD. Some people suffer this after a traumatic event takes place in one's life. This doesn't mean that everyone that experiences a traumatic event will exhibit symptoms of PTSD later in life. The symptoms do overlap, and in my case, I believe the traumatic events have been responsible for bp reactions at times; however, considering my genetic makeup, I also believe that I would have had bp anyway. My son has a mood disorder, and he has never had a traumatic event in his life.
Bluemountains

[ultramar]

Originally Posted by 1914sierra

No, two separate animals, but in my experience they feed each other.

This has been my experience as well. Two very different issues, but they affect each other in various ways.

[redbandit]

Originally Posted by unlockingsanity

Ahh, the hum. I know it as the "buzzing".

What is the hum or buzzing?

[anneo59]

My situation similar to bluemountains. I had some trauma in childhood and some in military. But BP is separate, along with a few other things. The best!

[Mollywisk]

Hello, I am new. Can you please tell me more about the hum or the buzzing? Thanks!