Undiagnosed Hello! Im Jade. Waiting For Diagnosis. Is this PTSD?

[misereri]

So I am still waiting for it written on paper but my therapist thinks it's ptsd. I think its a mix of ptsd and ocd. All started when i got molested and abused emotionally blackmailed and manipulated. It goes way mkre far back but i have checking and testing compulsions and very bad disturbing images and scenarios about the trauma i got but also more different topics that i think aren't related to the main reason im feeling this way . Tried tk end it a couple times. Well is this ptsd?

 

[Friday]

Welcome to the community!

So I am still waiting for it written on paper but my therapist thinks it's ptsd. I think its a mix of ptsd and ocd. All started when i got molested and abused emotionally blackmailed and manipulated. It goes way mkre far back but i have checking and testing compulsions and very bad disturbing images and scenarios about the trauma i got but also more different topics that i think aren't related to the main reason im feeling this way . Tried tk end it a couple times. Well is this ptsd?

No one here can answer that.

Could it be? Sure, with a history of sexual abuse. It could also be a whole lotta other things… and that’s before a comorbid Dx of OCD. (That’s not an uncommon pairing, PTSD+OCD, quite a few members on site have that particular challenge, either served straight up or with various twists & mixers, like eating disorders, parasomnias, etc..). But the way that pre-existing diagnoses react with trauma?!? (Read: Complicated). Makes misdiagnosis incredibly common, and then worse, “treatment resistent” being tagged on (I really wish “they” would red flag that particular label to look for misdiagnosis >.<).

Point being? Don’t be in a rush. Getting the RIGHT diagnosis, will save years/decades of square peg ≠ round hole.

I know. “Don’t be in a rush” when something needs to have stopped yesterday? Is almost an impossible ask.

It’s so easy to get fixed on what/why, though, that one ends up losing sight of the reason what/why is important in the first place… to find out HOW to best treat it (and what to avoid). Getting the Dx right, the first time? Even though it’s a slower process than jumping into abcxyz? Is wicked faster than wasting years on the wrong therapies, meds, protocols, ad nauseam.

Again, welcome!

 

[arfie]

hello misereri. welcome to the forum.

i will second @Friday's assertion that no one here can answer that. well, we can, but i advise against letting anonymous patients on the internet diagnose you. we can, however, share personal experience. in my own case, the ocd is a symptom of my ptsd. i hols my compulsive fact checking as part of my trust issues. i doesn't care who you are or what your rank is. i'm gonna fact check you.

i will also second friday's assertion that it pays in the long run to take your time in obtaining that dx. check twice, jump once. be gentle with yourself and patient with the process. in the mean time, this is a most excellent space to ask questions and share your confusions. we aren't qualified to diagnose or treat you, but we understand the benefits of support.

welcome aboard. i hope you find stabilizing companionship here.

 

[Dark.Green.Feathers]

I also have a long history of checking compulsions, in relation to being molested as a child. OCD coming out of trauma is pretty common, AFAIK.
We can’t diagnose you, but shared experience isn’t so bad.
Welcome to the forum

 

[anthony]

All started when i got molested

You had me there. Don't know if its PTSD, your psychiatrist will tell you that, but your trauma certainly fits the criterion. Just whether your symptoms do. Regardless, welcome to the community, PTSD or not, your trauma is certainly that befitting anyone with PTSD.

 

[Susan Jane]

Welcome. As everyone has already said, it is possible for sure. I was misdiagnosed with a lot of stuff, mainly untreatable depression. I never thought my PTSD was my big issue, but have come to realize it triggers depression and therefore is a much bigger issue than I realized. Being told to just get over my childhood was not helpful. Some people who have never had trauma, find it hard to understand that the struggles aren’t easy to just “get over”. The support here makes me feel understood. Reading and exchanging here on the forum made me realize my need to double and triple check stuff is part of my package. I also recently realized some of my phobias are quite common and have an actually name. I feel relieved to have found people who understand and support my challenges. This forum is gold worth for me.