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News Article claiming divorce caused ptsd

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Note: The following criteria apply to adults, adolescents, and children older than 6 years. For children 6 years and younger, see corresponding criteria.

A. Exposure to actual or threatened death, serious injury, or sexual violence in one (or more) of the following ways:

  1. Directly experiencing the traumatic event(s),
  2. Witnessing, in person, the event(s) as it occurred to others,
  3. Learning that the traumatic event(s) occurred to a close family member or close friend. In cases of actual or threatened death of a family member or friend, the event(s) must have been violent and accidental.
  4. Experiencing repeated or extreme exposure to aversive details of the traumatic event(s) (e.g., first responders collecting human remains; police officers repeatedly exposed to details of child abuse).
Note: Criterion A4 does not apply to exposure to electronic media, television, movies, or pictures, unless the exposure is work related.
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Oh boo hoo. You got divorced? Cry me a river. Breakups suck no matter what but they don’t cause the same kind of near-death / body violation that is required for ptsd. And then she got over it lickety split? SMH. It’s maddening how people who never had PTSD go on about how they conquered their demons. Good god, you never had THIS demon so sorry, your victory story doesn’t count as a ptsd victory story. And actually I think it’s quite pathetic that you put yourself in the ranks of those who have seen combat and were raped as children.

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The author's article does not meet several requirements to qualify as PTSD, going by DSM-V's criteria.

Criterion A:

Experiencing a divorce does not cause PTSD. It is an emotionally difficult event, but with the divorce rate averaging over 50% it's a bit of a stretch to call it "unique". Also, a divorce affects all family members involved; the "flashbacks" are an attempt to use a child as an emotional weapon.

Criterion B:

There's nothing unusual about nightmares or intrusive thoughts, when dealing with a divorce. It'd be a much bigger concern if the person wasn't having them during the process. The author doesn't mention any triggers or physical reactivity.

Criterion C:

If the author actually has avoidance issues, I'll eat my shorts. The guy's article makes hookup websites look downright classy by comparison.

Criterion D and E:

No indication, other than the sleeplessness -- which isn't enough for E.

Criterion F:

Okay, that's a given. Divorces take a while to work through, even with therapy.

Criterion G:

Publishing an article in a newspaper doesn't qualify as a "social or functional impairment", but it is a sign of "bad judgment". The two are not the same.

Criterion H:

No, sweetie, you don't have PTSD. You're just abusing antidepressants to hide the distinct possibility of being an insensitive ahole.

(With thanks to @Zoogal , @Hojay and @Friday )
 
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