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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 659294" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p><em><strong>Found this. Is this you? These are the symptoms of Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder which is caused by long-term ongoing abuse of any kind, including emotional. </strong></em></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Symptoms of Complex PTSD</strong></p><p></p><p>What makes complex post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) different from <a href="http://psychcentral.com/lib/2006/types-of-ptsd/" target="_blank">other types of PTSD</a> is that its sufferers experience prolonged trauma—such as exposure to long-term childhood abuse or long-term domestic violence—along with the consequences of chronic stress. The <a href="http://www.psychiatric.org/" target="_blank">American Psychiatric Association’s (APA)</a> <em>Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders</em> lists the criteria for complex PTSD diagnosis this way:</p><p></p><p>(I) Alteration in Regulation of Affect and Impulses <em><strong>(for me, the answer is yes)</strong></em></p><p>(A and one of B to F required)</p><p></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">affect regulation <em><strong>(yes)</strong></em><br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">modulation of anger <em><strong>(yes)</strong></em><br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">self-destructive behavior <br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">suicidal preoccupation <em><strong>(yes)</strong></em><br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">difficulty modulating sexual involvement</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">excessive risk-taking</li> </ol><p>(II) Alterations in Attention or Consciousness</p><p>(A or B required)</p><p></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">amnesia</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">transient dissociative episodes and depersonalization <em><strong>(Yep. Had derealization/depersonalization)</strong></em></li> </ol><p>(III) Alterations in Self-Perception</p><p>(Two of A to F required)</p><p></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">ineffectiveness</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">permanent damage</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">guilt and responsibility <em><strong>yes</strong></em><br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">shame <em><strong> YES YES YES</strong></em><br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">nobody can understand <em><strong>YES YES YES</strong></em><br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">minimizing <em><strong> yes</strong></em></li> </ol><p>(IV) Alterations in Relations with Others</p><p>(One of A to C required)</p><p></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">inability to trust <em><strong> yes</strong></em><br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">revictimization <em><strong>yes</strong></em><br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">victimizing others <em><strong>my sister when I was still a child, but nobody since</strong></em></li> </ol><p>(V) Somatization</p><p>(Two of A to E required)</p><p></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">problems with the digestive system <em><strong>yes (this is the only one)</strong></em><br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">chronic pain</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">cardiopulmonary symptoms</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">conversion symptoms</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">sexual symptoms</li> </ol><p>(VI) Alterations in Systems of Meaning</p><p>(A or B required)</p><p></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">despair and hopelessness <em><strong>yes</strong></em><br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">loss of previously sustaining beliefs</li> </ol><p><strong>Recovery Is Possible</strong></p><p></p><p>DO YOU HAVE COMPLEX POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER:</p><p></p><p>Many who suffer from complex <a href="http://www.elementsbehavioralhealth.com/treatment/trauma-and-ptsd-treatment/" target="_blank">PTSD</a> go years, sometimes decades, without understanding the cause of their symptoms—from sensitivity to sounds, mood dysregulation and <a href="http://www.elementsbehavioralhealth.com/addiction/prescription-painkillers-make-chronic-pain-worse/" target="_blank">chronic physical pain</a>. Making the connection between their symptoms and the lived-experience of chronic stress and trauma is highly significant in the healing process. There is treatment for complex PTSD, and many people are able to overcome it.</p><p></p><p>As for Olivia, she began to read about the effects of early trauma and long-term stress and, after seeing a therapist, was properly diagnosed with the disorder. Finally having a more grounded idea as to what was “wrong,” Olivia was able to be more compassionate with herself for what she’d too long thought of as personal failures. She began to seek and find ways to reduce her stress and improve her well-being. Her journey had been long and difficult, but she was able to move out of the past and to begin focusing on a healthier, more meaningful present.</p><p></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 659294, member: 1550"] [I][B]Found this. Is this you? These are the symptoms of Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder which is caused by long-term ongoing abuse of any kind, including emotional. [/B][/I] [B]Symptoms of Complex PTSD[/B] What makes complex post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) different from [URL='http://psychcentral.com/lib/2006/types-of-ptsd/']other types of PTSD[/URL] is that its sufferers experience prolonged trauma—such as exposure to long-term childhood abuse or long-term domestic violence—along with the consequences of chronic stress. The [URL='http://www.psychiatric.org/']American Psychiatric Association’s (APA)[/URL] [I]Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders[/I] lists the criteria for complex PTSD diagnosis this way: (I) Alteration in Regulation of Affect and Impulses [I][B](for me, the answer is yes)[/B][/I] (A and one of B to F required) [LIST=1] [*]affect regulation [I][B](yes)[/B][/I] [*]modulation of anger [I][B](yes)[/B][/I] [*]self-destructive behavior [*]suicidal preoccupation [I][B](yes)[/B][/I] [*]difficulty modulating sexual involvement [*]excessive risk-taking [/LIST] (II) Alterations in Attention or Consciousness (A or B required) [LIST=1] [*]amnesia [*]transient dissociative episodes and depersonalization [I][B](Yep. Had derealization/depersonalization)[/B][/I] [/LIST] (III) Alterations in Self-Perception (Two of A to F required) [LIST=1] [*]ineffectiveness [*]permanent damage [*]guilt and responsibility [I][B]yes[/B][/I] [*]shame [I][B] YES YES YES[/B][/I] [*]nobody can understand [I][B]YES YES YES[/B][/I] [*]minimizing [I][B] yes[/B][/I] [/LIST] (IV) Alterations in Relations with Others (One of A to C required) [LIST=1] [*]inability to trust [I][B] yes[/B][/I] [*]revictimization [I][B]yes[/B][/I] [*]victimizing others [I][B]my sister when I was still a child, but nobody since[/B][/I] [/LIST] (V) Somatization (Two of A to E required) [LIST=1] [*]problems with the digestive system [I][B]yes (this is the only one)[/B][/I] [*]chronic pain [*]cardiopulmonary symptoms [*]conversion symptoms [*]sexual symptoms [/LIST] (VI) Alterations in Systems of Meaning (A or B required) [LIST=1] [*]despair and hopelessness [I][B]yes[/B][/I] [*]loss of previously sustaining beliefs [/LIST] [B]Recovery Is Possible[/B] DO YOU HAVE COMPLEX POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER: Many who suffer from complex [URL='http://www.elementsbehavioralhealth.com/treatment/trauma-and-ptsd-treatment/']PTSD[/URL] go years, sometimes decades, without understanding the cause of their symptoms—from sensitivity to sounds, mood dysregulation and [URL='http://www.elementsbehavioralhealth.com/addiction/prescription-painkillers-make-chronic-pain-worse/']chronic physical pain[/URL]. Making the connection between their symptoms and the lived-experience of chronic stress and trauma is highly significant in the healing process. There is treatment for complex PTSD, and many people are able to overcome it. As for Olivia, she began to read about the effects of early trauma and long-term stress and, after seeing a therapist, was properly diagnosed with the disorder. Finally having a more grounded idea as to what was “wrong,” Olivia was able to be more compassionate with herself for what she’d too long thought of as personal failures. She began to seek and find ways to reduce her stress and improve her well-being. Her journey had been long and difficult, but she was able to move out of the past and to begin focusing on a healthier, more meaningful present. [SIZE=5][B][/B][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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