[estrella]

How does one accept a diagnosis?

My therapist gave me the diagnosis of secondary PTSD, which I'm not entirely sure what that means?

Possible trigger:

I don't agree with it, after having been emotionally abused growing up and sexually assaulted twice.

I'm not sure how to talk to my provider, because she refuted everything I had to tell her about how I disagreed, and said we could revisit my diagnosis, even if...she refused. So....help?

[ChipperMonkey]

"Secondary" PTSD is a bit of a misnomer. You have your own trauma(s) but the "secondary" part just means that you were traumatized by someone else who has PTSD.

Can you share why you don't agree with the diagnosis?

[avlady]

you can always get a second opinion if you can afford one. i do hope you can figure out your diagnosis i know alot of times it takes awhile to get the right one.

[Fuzzybear]

[smartiesparty]

Yes, I second what avlady said, you should get a second opinion.

[Teddy Bear]

It's hard to accept a diagnosis even when they're right. You can get a second opinion but sometimes we get stuck with crap sorry.

It's good to challenge a diagnosis at first to beat the label and a probable misdiagnosis and to get a second opinion. By doing so, you might save yourself years of psychiatric flubbery and not receive any valid help.

If you do get a different second opinion, you can always go two for three and hope that the third opinion matches one of the first 2. That's what I would do instead of me having to pick between two opinions.

Once you have satisfied your brains concerns, acceptance will happen as you get more comfortable with the process. Good luck!

[Lost_in_the_woods]

I would suggest seeking out a pdoc , T, clinic, or program in your area that specializes in Trauma.

[estrella]

Originally Posted by ChipperMonkey

"Secondary" PTSD is a bit of a misnomer. You have your own trauma(s) but the "secondary" part just means that you were traumatized by someone else who has PTSD.

Can you share why you don't agree with the diagnosis?

It's misleading, and kind of unfair, in a sense. I mean, I have struggled to have my own identity my entire life, but someone I'm always attached to that part of my life I want to just get away from. I suppose, though, given what a diagnosis is meant for amongst professionals, my claim of unfairness is, in and of itself, unfair, in a way. I'm sounding silly.

The reason I refuse the "secondary" is because it makes it feel more inferior. I have an inferiority complex, I reckon, and if I tell someone who doesn't full "get it," suppose they'll say "that's it?" And I'll go ham just like that.

It's all a mind game, really, and yes, I agree with it. Your definition was the easiest to understand without me throwing a temper tantrum for feeling inferior and not getting my way. Sometimes, worse isn't the best, like my mind likes to think.

My first therapist helped me accept my diagnosis of bipolar 1. Thinking of you *hugs*

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