Ptsd,ied,odd,adhd and unspecified depression

[Zufa]

I am a 17-year-old male suffering from all of the above. The past few years have been a downhill spiral but the previous years were not any better. At the age of seven, I lost my mom's mom who I was very close with. Shortly after that, I began to get closer to her neighbour Dee who resembled her and was like a companion to me in her absence. I was bullied around that time by the kids in my school and was berated by people on the block. To add onto that my parents were sort of abusive because of the acting out in school which started from sixth grade all the way up until now. I was bullied by many of the classmates and never really had anywhere to go. I began harming animals which I deeply regret because I did love them I just had a lot of misplaced anger and still do. I have suicidal and other forms of thought regularly. The main thing I suffer from currently is the hypervigilance and the physical form of anxiety. For example, stomach aches, back pain and other similar problems. From what I read people with ied and PTSD commit suicide like no other. I do want to die but I also want to live. I am currently not thinking about it at the moment but I may consider it if my quality of life doesn't increase. I have been robbed at gunpoint and groped by people working in the pizzeria I worked at daily. Not looking for a pity party, I just want to know how I can help myself for the future.
Sincerely yours, The White Death

 

[Zufa]

I am a 17-year-old male suffering from all of the above. The past few years have been a downhill spiral but the previous...

My house has also been foreclosed on and I have moved out of my home serval times. After hitting my mom during a flashback I moved into my dads and I am currently sleeping on a couch.

 

[Zufa]

This isn't in the right place but still, I would appreciate the advice.

 

[Reset]

What is ied?

Have you been diagnosed by a doctor?

And how old are you?

 

[Zuge]

Intermittent explosive disorder, about 3 years and I am 17

 

[Ofe]

It's extremely unlikely that all those diagnoses are accurate. Some of them cannot co-exist with each other, medically (because they specify that the symptoms must not be addressed equally by another disorder - so, IED and PTSD, for example, are very unlikely together. It should be one or the other. The ODD can't be present in situations where you also may be subject to a mood disorder, such as depression).

17 is a difficult age to be, diagnostically - it's when a number of things can begin presenting symptoms. It's not uncommon to have the wrong diagnoses for awhile, as it's being sorted out. Treating symptoms is most important.

When were you diagnosed with PTSD, and why?

Are you on medication?

 

[Ocur]

I have unspecified depression. Everything I have besides ptsd was diganosed by an impatient doctor. I have noticed every single symptem of PTSD in myself.

 

[Ocur]

I have been seeing doctors since the age of 14 and nothing has worked for me. I got all these dianosis after seeing two other shrinks.

 

[Ocur]

Also all of them are comorbities to ADHD. I wasn't breathing when I was born so that doesn't help.

 

[Ofe]

Everything I have besides ptsd was diganosed by an impatient doctor. I have noticed every single symptem of PTSD in myself.

You've been given some fairly complicated diagnoses. I would not assign yourself the PTSD diagnosis. Clearly you've spent time with psychiatrists. So, take what they've given you and work with it.

How often do you see a therapist? Have you spoken with them about the robbery, and the daily groping?

 

[Dumak]

It's extremely unlikely that all those diagnoses are accurate. Some of them cannot co-exist with each other, medically (because they specify that the symptoms must not be addressed equally by another disorder - so, IED and PTSD, for example, are very unlikely together. It should be one or the other. The ODD can't be present in situations where you also may be subject to a mood disorder, such as depression).

Agreed.

It's also incredibly common for ADHD to be ignored as a multifaceted disorder and instead to be diagnosed (by idiots) with the following

ADHD + some combo of SPD + IED + ODD + MDD + GAD :banghead:

Part of that is the holdover from ADHD not being allowed to be diagnosed past the age of 18. Most clinicians simply switched the billing code from ADHD to Depression, but a small subsection (especially in the US) decided to try and super-pathologize every symptom. Both before and after age 18. Which they manage by ordering ala carte out of the DSM completely ignoring the constellation of symptoms required -and exclusions- for other disorders. Girls tended to be diagnosed with SPD & GAD, while boys tend to get the IED & ODD "add ons". :rolleyes: When, in reality, they're almost always wrong.

ADHDs big emotions are not MDD + GAD, nor IED when they lose control of their emotional monitoring and reg, nor when they have ADHD disorder-classic meltdowns (similar to autism spectrum disorder meltdowns, or PTSD panic attacks / temporary loss of nearly all self control). Nor are their "what IFs", or shutting down their affect, ODD. List goes on. It drives the ADHD community about as spare as the stubbed toe = PTSD drives the PTSD community crazy.

And THEN we have maybe-actual comorbids like PTSD, and it all just becomes even more of a clusterf*ck.

@The White Death ...Speaking as one of several members on this form with both ADHD & PTSD? All this boils down to you really need to get reevaluated & rediagnosed & treated by someone who knows what they're doing. Because whomever has just been tacking labels on you like pin the tail on the donkey needs to be kicked to the curb.

 

[Zufa]

I agree with you but I got all of these diagnoses from an inpatient psychiatrist. I don't know which way is up because one person says this and another people says another thing. It's all very conflicting.