[jenluv]

I'm wondering if anyone here with ptsd was misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder.

I was DXed Bipolar in 1998, but never quite fit the DSM IV criteria -- it fit, but it didn't feel like a fit, if you know what I mean.

I just restarted therapy and my T thinks that I have ptsd/anxiety and am NOT Bipolar. I recently met with my pdoc and told her what my T thought. I was surprised when she said she thought his diagnosis was much more accurate for me than Bipolar Disorder.

So I was wondering if anyone else here has been misdiagnosed as Bipolar when it was really ptsd? PTSD "fits" me MUCH better than Bipolar ever did -- although it's been 15 years of assuming I have one disorder but actually have another.

Originally Posted by jenluv

I'm wondering if anyone here with ptsd was misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder.

I was DXed Bipolar in 1998, but never quite fit the DSM IV criteria -- it fit, but it didn't feel like a fit, if you know what I mean.

I just restarted therapy and my T thinks that I have ptsd/anxiety and am NOT Bipolar. I recently met with my pdoc and told her what my T thought. I was surprised when she said she thought his diagnosis was much more accurate for me than Bipolar Disorder.

So I was wondering if anyone else here has been misdiagnosed as Bipolar when it was really ptsd? PTSD "fits" me MUCH better than Bipolar ever did -- although it's been 15 years of assuming I have one disorder but actually have another.

I can relate. I was DX severe anxiety & depression in the past. Just recently, another T DX'd cPTSD (fit perfectly). I feel as if I am definitely on the road to healing. Such a relief. Hard, painful road but soo relieved.

It was like connecting the dots for me and / or a flashbulb turning on over my head.

[jenluv]

Yes, it's exactly like the lightbulb turning on over my head!

I've been VERY good at "being" (understanding, functioning as, medicating as) Bipolar for the past 15 years. With the relief that I feel from c-ptsd fitting me much better also comes the anxiety (ha ha) of "What the buh do I do with THIS? THIS isn't Bipolar. I know what to do with Bipolar. I don't know what to do with this."

[Open Eyes]

(((jenluv)))),
Yes I have heard of this happening sorry that happened to you. I hope that you can get on track with your therapy now and make progress. Wow, all those years must have been a challenge for you.

((((Hugs))))
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