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Hello, I have PTSD from being abused as a child by my adoptive mother. Lately I have found it more difficult to dissociate from my symptoms and maintain a strong, resilient facade. I have been having more flashbacks, more sadness, more anxiety, and have generally been more emotionally sensitive...

Hello, Lately I have been struggling to cope with the nasty combination of my PTSD and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The OCD frequently manifests itself as obsessive thoughts that I will lose my mind, be driven to suicide, that I will be betrayed by my significant other, or that I am...

Hello, I was abandoned by my biological parents, witnessed countless horrors from as early on as I can remember (remember my stepfather severely beating my mother when I was 4 etc.), and when I was adopted (still at age 4) I was severely abused (emotionally, psychologically, physically) by my...

This is also very wise advice. I greatly appreciate it. I also hope to one day have peace and satisfaction in relationships and in myself. Just for clarification, I was in fact diagnosed with PTSD by a psychologist a few years ago. That is why I brought up my confusion between the disorders...

Thank you for your response. You are correct. I have an appointment scheduled for next week. It is rough waiting without any guidance or educated support. I only really have access to the on-campus counselors. Hopefully they can help. I really want to be rid of this sooner rather than later.

Hello, I know these ailments may be co-occurring. However, I am having some trouble differentiating between the two - borderline personality disorder (BPD) vs PTSD. Since I was about 16 I experienced severe fear of abandonment in relationships. Whenever I got even the slightest hint that the...

Thank you all very much for your kind and helpful responses. After much analysis and perspective gained yesterday talking to my partner and looking at my past, I feel I can safely say I do not have any form of bipolar disorder. Of course, I will still be open to the professional diagnoses of...

Hi all, So I have been diagnosed with PTSD. I am wondering if anyone here knows anything about PTSD + mood swings. I have a pretty severe phobia of mental illness, and so as I watch my moods shift I feel this looming, horrid fear that I am observing some form of bipolar in myself. I...