@TeddydaBear62 Oh I 'hear you' on what is traumatic to someone isn't to another and vice versa - it was just that your Dr diagnosed you with PTSD, right? There are specify criteria for that diagnosis, and not all trauma fits the criterion, is what I'm saying. An example would be - the death of someone form a termini illness, or death of a loved one that the death wasn't violent, or witnessed by the person. Another example is - emotional trauma isn't recognized as resulting in PTSD; nor is betrayal of a spouse who the person finds is having an affair. While those things might certainly cause a trauma feeling or reaction in someone, they do not meet the criterion for PTSD.
For myself, I was emotionally abused by my mother - as well as physically assaulted by her and I witnessed her violent sudden death, when I was a child. All of those things resulted in me being traumatized - BUT - while the emotional trauma, betrayal and manipulation she did has left some of the deepest scars, it does not qualify for a diagnosis of PTSD. That diagnosis can only come from my physical and sexual abuse (as well as witnessing her sudden death).
Can you see what I'm saying? The key to all healing is having a full understanding of WHAT the issue is, and diagnosis, so you can get the treatment needed to heal. Regardless of if it's PTSD or one of the other stress / anxiety disorders.
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Which states the actual and current criterion A, DSM V, in full:
A. Exposure to actual or threatened death, serious injury, or sexual violence in one (or more) of the following ways:
- Directly experiencing the traumatic event(s),
- Witnessing, in person, the event(s) as it occurred to others,
- 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.
- 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).
Criterion A comes with a lot of sub-text not directly mentioned in the diagnostic criterion, yet is mentioned in the full diagnostic text I have included in the PTSD diagnosis article to exclude such issues as you're raising, such as:
Criteria A
Criterion A outlines events that are considered traumatic enough for a PTSD diagnosis, which include but not limited to, war as a combatant or civilian, threatened or actual physical assault (robbery, mugging, physical attack, childhood physical abuse), threatened or actual sexual violation (forced sexual penetration, alcohol / drug-facilitated sexual penetration, abusive sexual contact, noncontact sexual abuse, sexual trafficking), being kidnapped, taken hostage, terrorist attack, torture, prisoner of war, natural or man-made disasters, medical (waking during surgery, anaphylactic shock) and severe motor vehicle accidents.
Whilst every conceivable type of trauma is impossible to list, the DSM clearly outlines a pervasive pattern of extreme violence or abnormal event not considered normal within life. Normal death, life threatening illness, debilitating medical illness, relationship breakdowns and other stressors considered part of normal life, are not necessarily considered a traumatic event by definition for PTSD. These lesser events are covered under other diagnoses, such as Adjustment Disorders, where a single stressor is responsible.
From [DLMURL]https://www.myptsd.com/c/thevault/posttraumatic-stress-disorder.17/?page=2[/DLMURL]
And I think, some of it
@anthony added?
