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Thank you Kizzie

One of the issues I've been having is the tremendous focus on childhood CPTSD - both causes, examples, situations etc.  It makes it very hard to discuss with significant others or family when the traumatic event occurred in adulthood.

Is it worth creating an adult focused board to discuss?  Do others share similar difficulties in this regard?

Thank you Dee and Three Roses - I really appreciate your thoughts and input - that helps a lot

I don't have a therapist yet - I'm trying to find someone suitable.  It's complicated that my symptoms have led to a borderline traits / BPD diagnosis, so I've taken a DBT course.  Because it's family-related, it's very hard to express that this isn't me that's *broken*, but that it's caused by something else

The HealthCentral article is great - thank you

Hello all.  This is my first post, so I apologise in advance.

I went through what I perceived as a very traumatic event around a year ago, which lasted for 8-9mths.  My family dismissed my emotions at the time, and I was pushed towards a diagnosis of borderline traits.  I believe I may have CPTSD

The event in question was recently reported on in the public press, I was named, and this article was sent to a large amount of my contacts and friends.  I now feel emotionally numb - like, absolutely no emotions or feelings about anything at all - and this has lasted for 4 days now

Should I be worried about this? 

Thank you in advance