Undiagnosed Do i have ptsd? wrongly accused of abuse.

[AmyEffy]

Last year my Mum was wrongly accused of abusing me and my siblings, so we were taken off her and placed with my step-family, who were then also accused of the same thing, I found out then that my step-family were telling lies about me and my Mum to make themselves look better and us look bad, and its all i can think about, we were taken off them all for a total of 6 months, but I still cant stop thinking about it, I have nightmares about my step-family and all the things they said, I have pretty much all of the symptoms to do with it, but none of the causes of PTSD seem anywhere near what I went through.

 

[EveHarrington]

Hi and welcome!

I think it would be traumatic for any child to be taken away from their mother! Nobody here can diagnose you, but it does sound like you could use some help with healing. Do you have the option of seeking therapy?

 

[Friday]

but none of the causes of PTSD seem anywhere near what I went through.

You're right, the very good news is that you won't have gotten PTSD -which is a lifelong disorder- from what you've described.

None of the symptoms of PTSD are unique to PTSD, however. They're all found in both other disorders, as well as in normal life.

While it can sometimes make it easier to find a good therapist if you already know what you have, that's not where most people start out. Most people start out with problems, seek help:therapy for those problems, and then sometimes a disorder is discovered through those problems. At which point their therapist will usually start directing them to a specialist, if needed.

So that's what I would suggest. Rather than trying to make your symptoms into a disorder? Find a therapist to help you with your problems. A disorder may come out of that, or it may be a passing thing that a little bit of help sees you through, faster.