Can Depression Be A Misdiagnosis Of Ptsd?

[Bedbug]

As your situation is ongoing, look up "continuous traumatic stress disorder". Depression is one of the symptoms but there are many others:

• Emotional dysregulation, which includes difficulty controlling one’s emotions, recurring sadness, explosive anger, aggression, and suicidal thoughts
• Dissociation or feeling detached from one’s mental processes or body
• Dysfunctional relationships with others, including self-isolation, lack of trust, and the need to be saved or rescued
• Depression, which includes lacking feelings of purpose or belonging, losing interest in things once enjoyed, feeling hopeless, and feeling despair
• Preoccupation with the stressor
• Feelings of alienation others and society in general
• Lost sense of “self”
• Feelings of guilt, shame, and helplessness
• Variations in consciousness and psychogenic amnesia
• Impulsive and reckless behavior
• Self-destructive coping mechanisms or behaviors, such as self-cutting
• A constant feeling of vulnerability
• Exacerbated alertness
• Rigid and obsessive behavior
• Desensitization to violence
• The desire for revenge

I don't know if this applies to you, but it might be something to think about.

 

[24 daffodils]

continuous traumatic stress disorder

Wow, you rock, Bedbug. I have never heard this term before and will definitely look into it. It is a relief to have it named. Surely, there must be treatment for it. While some of that list of symptoms don't resonate, some really do. I only hope there is as great of a forum out there for continuous traumatic stress disorder as this one! You guys are terrific - thank you!!