Anyone Relate?

[anthony]

I am diagnosed with PTSD. Sorry I don't fit the mold.

The members above have actually done exactly the right thing, by questioning your statements for the purpose of legitimately being here. What you have stated above about a relationship breakdown, hard financial times and being a single mother, DOES NOT fit PTSD criterion for diagnosis, which means your therapist has incorrectly diagnosed you OR you have something that does fit the above criterion A, which you haven't mentioned.

Members have as much right to know that other members are here for legitimate PTSD diagnosis and not some fraudulent therapist telling their patients they have PTSD to get money out of them, who then come here stating they have PTSD from events that are not legally diagnosable under the DSM criterion for PTSD.

Do you have an event that meets the above criterion or not? It is a simple question.

 

[oneandonlyMOM]

Yes, I do. Wow, this is absolutely not what I would look for in a PTSD website.

 

[anthony]

And members see enough people come here with normal life issues trying to fob them off as traumatic enough for PTSD... so when you only present such matters which do not fit PTSD criteria, members have as much right to ascertain your validity of being here as you do wanting support.

This is not a forum for trauma of any kind, it is a forum for PTSD specific traumatic events that meet PTSD diagnostic criterion.

It is not a right to be here, but a privilege... please remember that in your responses. You could have simply stated to members when asked, what your trauma was that met diagnosis, thus I wouldn't be involved.

[DLMURL]https://www.myptsd.com/c/articles/member-rights.29/[/DLMURL]

 

[oneandonlyMOM]

Ok I belong here just the same as anyone else.

 

[anthony]

You still haven't stated what trauma fits the criteria? It isn't a huge ask... considering you want support here.

Ask me... the answer is combat.

 

[anthony]

This is why new members should introduce themselves to the community in the Introductions forum, to avoid these issues.

 

[oneandonlyMOM]

Well, it includes my rape, abuse, and someone's death.

 

[anthony]

Thank you... much appreciated. Now that fixes the above issue for members so they understand the problem discussed here is heightening your symptoms, and not why you have PTSD. Members are encouraged to question members... because this is a community, not a free for all... and members questioning one another's validity keeps the community focused.

It honestly would have been easier if you just stated that when others questioned you in relation to the topic versus criterion for diagnosis... as you have no introduction citing your qualifying trauma as a new member here. Long standing members know how the community works, and they help achieve the above... keeping the community honest. We have enough issues with new members to warrant it... and I'm sure you don't want someone here who bumped their knee claiming they have PTSD versus what you have endured.

 

[oneandonlyMOM]

Well, I started this yesterday, somone could have referred me to the "introductions". I will take care of that now. I just want to say that members and monitors should try a less defensive approach. It would feel better stating my trauma if I thought even one of you care about me.

 

[anthony]

You also could have just answered earlier than give members a hard time when asked for your qualifying trauma, and please don't try and guilt anyone for lacking compassion considering your own defensiveness in answering a simple question.

 

[oneandonlyMOM]

I am not trying to guilt anyone. I think there are better ways to pose the questions, and better ways I could have responded. Please, just drop it.

 

[Abstract]

Hi,
I know it can be very hard to share the trauma or even name it (especially because of avoidance) and the only reason I brought it up was this:

With therapy, I have found my source. 7 years ago I was a single mom.

So PTSD is very new for me, and unlike any other case I have heard. I'm just interested in addressing the less common scenarios.

I just wanted to check as people are misdiagnosed and it can interfere with recovery. I know misdiagnoses has for me anyway. The wording and the title of the thread seemed to make a clear connection and exclude anything else.

For me a later incident which was not in itself traumatic seemed to set off my symptoms and send them into a slide and it was that incident that I first became obsessed with. It initially felt like that was what it was all about. That may not be relevant but I thought I would mention it.