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Duruss · 11-02-2015, 01:49 PM

Hi, I decided/needed to start this thread to see what CP has experienced when it come to PTSD(Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). My reasons are not entirely altruistic, I have just been diagnosed with C-PTSD or Complex PTSD and I am engaging in EMDR therapy.

Getting the diagnosis has actually been quite refreshing as I now have an understanding of what has been happening to me for the last 21 years and why previous treatment I have received did not work or last. My problem is that I have been limping along and now I am at the end of my rope at 31. The last 3 or so years have been particularly hard as my PTSD has kicked it up a notch and completely devastated my ability to work, most recently causing me miss to another opportunity in July.

I am curious if anyone wants to share what they or someone they know has experienced when it comes to PTSD; how it has effected you or those you know, how it was dealt with? What was the impact on career or family? I am also open to questions.

I can speak that this has been very hard on my family. The path that brought me here today has left my wife wondering if things will ever get better. We have been experiencing constant financial hardship for near 3 years as she is wheelchair bound and I was the sole provider. We have also run into a lack of understanding and frustration from her parents. They need me to provide for there daughter and I have been trying my best, but, well see above.

I have learned some incredible things in the last 3 months since I started seeing a private trauma therapist. First is that since I have ADHD it is very easy for medical professionals to miss the signs of PTSD as both disorders share a number of symptoms which allow one to mask the other. Next is that Complex PTSD while differs in a few aspects from PTSD they are similar enough that the treatments for one work for the other. I have also learned what it means to be “Triggered”, and that is a term I no longer take lightly. Also a shout out to RubeCube who rather nicely explained what it really means in another thread.

11-02-2015, 01:49 PM	#1
Duruss Scoring Winger Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Sundre Exp:	PTSD Anyone? Hi, I decided/needed to start this thread to see what CP has experienced when it come to PTSD(Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). My reasons are not entirely altruistic, I have just been diagnosed with C-PTSD or Complex PTSD and I am engaging in EMDR therapy. Getting the diagnosis has actually been quite refreshing as I now have an understanding of what has been happening to me for the last 21 years and why previous treatment I have received did not work or last. My problem is that I have been limping along and now I am at the end of my rope at 31. The last 3 or so years have been particularly hard as my PTSD has kicked it up a notch and completely devastated my ability to work, most recently causing me miss to another opportunity in July. I am curious if anyone wants to share what they or someone they know has experienced when it comes to PTSD; how it has effected you or those you know, how it was dealt with? What was the impact on career or family? I am also open to questions. I can speak that this has been very hard on my family. The path that brought me here today has left my wife wondering if things will ever get better. We have been experiencing constant financial hardship for near 3 years as she is wheelchair bound and I was the sole provider. We have also run into a lack of understanding and frustration from her parents. They need me to provide for there daughter and I have been trying my best, but, well see above. I have learned some incredible things in the last 3 months since I started seeing a private trauma therapist. First is that since I have ADHD it is very easy for medical professionals to miss the signs of PTSD as both disorders share a number of symptoms which allow one to mask the other. Next is that Complex PTSD while differs in a few aspects from PTSD they are similar enough that the treatments for one work for the other. I have also learned what it means to be “Triggered”, and that is a term I no longer take lightly. Also a shout out to RubeCube who rather nicely explained what it really means in another thread.