Ok...I am new here. Spent a lifetime of being misdiagnosed...Bipolar, personality disorders, depression.
As you young girl after being sexually abused by my step father...reaching out for help to no avail...I started to shoplift. I got in trouble as a youth...but it has seemed even into adulthood...when I feel like my life is out of control...I repeat that old bad bad habit. Are the two related? Can anyone else relate? I am trying so hard to find a good therapist...but at times it seems impossible. Thoughts??? :blink:
Welcome! Glad you're here :wave:
No insight into the shoplifting, but maladaptive behaviors, dysfunctional coping skills, etc are pretty common place here.
You say you've been misdiagnosed in the past, does that mean you now have a therapist who has diagnosed you with cptsd?
Welcome to the forum! :heythere:
I've heard that shoplifting can be addictive. Addictive behaviours are commonplace here. They can and do lessen as healing takes place.
You also might find some information of interest here https://cptsd.org/forum/index.php?topic=11195.0