jesuisprest
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I think I have CPTSD from childhood trauma, but am not sure. (dad died mom went nuts, I was stuck living with her craziness and abuse for years)
How do I find out for sure?
I read Complex PTSD From Surviving to Thriving book by Pete Walker, and most of it resonated with me. Anyone else read it? I just started taking medication for anxiety a month ago and am feeling better, but want to work on my origin of pain. I read that there's no real test for CPTSD.
I told my therapist who I've been seeing for the past 8 weeks or so, at end of out last session that I think I have it, and so we didn't get to discuss it. Can my Primary Care Physician diagnose me? The not knowing for sure is driving me nuts, and I tend to have "all or nothing" thinking.
I think I want to have CPTSD to feel validated about why I ended up the way I am. But I don't want to accidently get diagnosed with something I don't have because I want validation. My challenge is that my trauma didn't happen until I was 13, I had a lovely childhood before that, so some of the ideas don't apply to me. Just flailing a bit.
Thoughts?
How do I find out for sure?
I read Complex PTSD From Surviving to Thriving book by Pete Walker, and most of it resonated with me. Anyone else read it? I just started taking medication for anxiety a month ago and am feeling better, but want to work on my origin of pain. I read that there's no real test for CPTSD.
I told my therapist who I've been seeing for the past 8 weeks or so, at end of out last session that I think I have it, and so we didn't get to discuss it. Can my Primary Care Physician diagnose me? The not knowing for sure is driving me nuts, and I tend to have "all or nothing" thinking.
I think I want to have CPTSD to feel validated about why I ended up the way I am. But I don't want to accidently get diagnosed with something I don't have because I want validation. My challenge is that my trauma didn't happen until I was 13, I had a lovely childhood before that, so some of the ideas don't apply to me. Just flailing a bit.
Thoughts?
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