Hi all, hope everyone is ok.
I’m in UK & my 40s and I was diagnosed with complex PTSD a few years ago after a previous diagnosis of BPD/EUPD. Suffice to say, I score highly on the ACEs scale.
For decades I’ve suffered from emotional dysregulation and emotional flashbacks, as well as the usual symptoms. I’ve had nearly two years worth of therapy (mostly EMDR and grounding) and one thing I’m working on with a psych is dissociation. I’m aware that I dissociate badly at times (losing time too) particularly in times of stress, vulnerability or boredom but I’ve found out after the event that I’ve been doing unusual things. This can be anything from getting drinks without memory (once driving to a local coffee shop and back and only realising when I took a drink and wondered where the cup had come from), to conversations on social media for hours that I have no recollection of. Throughout my life I’ve had issues of writing documents for work and home - only to find once I’ve started that I’ve done them, I find that I’ve already done these before … again with no recollection.
Has anyone else with cPTSD experienced similar?
I’m in UK & my 40s and I was diagnosed with complex PTSD a few years ago after a previous diagnosis of BPD/EUPD. Suffice to say, I score highly on the ACEs scale.
For decades I’ve suffered from emotional dysregulation and emotional flashbacks, as well as the usual symptoms. I’ve had nearly two years worth of therapy (mostly EMDR and grounding) and one thing I’m working on with a psych is dissociation. I’m aware that I dissociate badly at times (losing time too) particularly in times of stress, vulnerability or boredom but I’ve found out after the event that I’ve been doing unusual things. This can be anything from getting drinks without memory (once driving to a local coffee shop and back and only realising when I took a drink and wondered where the cup had come from), to conversations on social media for hours that I have no recollection of. Throughout my life I’ve had issues of writing documents for work and home - only to find once I’ve started that I’ve done them, I find that I’ve already done these before … again with no recollection.
Has anyone else with cPTSD experienced similar?