Complex PTSD (?)

Only the doctors can diagnose me, well some of them who can be bothered
I won't relate how I've been traumatised by doctors but its an ugly story
And I won't relate how I've been traumatised by family. Secrets are always a necessity.

Here's a good explanation Fuzzy.

http://www.ncptsd.va.gov/ncmain/ncdo...plex_ptsd.html

Thanks so much Orange!

"The current PTSD diagnosis often does not capture the severe psychological harm that occurs with prolonged, repeated trauma. For example, long-term trauma may impact a healthy person's self-concept and adaptation. The symptoms of such prolonged trauma have been mistaken for character weakness...."

And character weakness is real?

((((((((((Fuzzy))))))))))),

I can only imagine how you feel about these issues. I know the amount of pain I feel from the trauma I went through when I stop & think about it......& it was a short period of time. Take that & multiply it can only be what you are going through.

I know I wasn't silent about what happened. I fought it & the person...only to have people say, that couldn't be happening...things like that don't happen in the real world. Police wouldn't do anything, Adult protective services wouldn't do anything.....the person is out there preying on other cancer patients & I couldn't do anything to stop her after everything she put me through also with the fear of what she would do to me to protect herself.

When you can't speak up as no one listens anyway or wants to believe anything either....the pain has to be horrible.

I have been blessed in that I have been able to walk away from where I was & put that away.....only when something comes up or someone needs help, do I even go back there to pull from what I learned from the experience......remembering it was short lived trauma of a few months & my personality is one that fights & doesn't give in until there is no fight left......even if I don't win a battle, the other side knows they have been in a fight when I get through with them. I have no tolerance for people who abuse people....even though it happens to me sometimes also, I haven't been pushed to the point where I have lost my fighting self yet.

The difference.....length of time one has been traumatized.......Praying that someday, you will find a way for yourself to deal with what you have gone through.

,
Debbie

Thanks so much ((((((((((((((( Debbie ))))))))))))))))

Yes, yes it is. Excruciatingly horrible.