I am new here, looking for answers like the rest here, I suppose. I have been in and out of various treatments since I was a suicidal teenager. I have had good therapy and I have had the worst therapy imaginable. My most recent crisis two years ago sent me looking again for help to deal with my extreme emotions and sense of deep, deep loss. The psychiatrist sent me to therapy and the therapist sent me to someone for EMDR. That person has identified me as having C-PTSD. She told me a week or so ago and I am split in what I think about it. When we talked about it and I questioned the validity of the label, I was told I was minimizing my traumas and that it was a classic symptom. I agree there are SOME symptoms that I have displayed but I am not convinced that this is applicable to me. I was never violently beaten or raped, starved to death or literally abandoned. Are there others here who also wonder if this is just the latest "fad" label for someone who has experienced childhood sexual abuse, emotional neglect and on-going issues with sexual abuse? I figure my depression is pretty understandable and it rarely cripples me. If this "diagnosis" is appropriate for me, then I want to believe it and deal with it appropriately. I guess I am avoiding yet another "label" as I believe they can be hurtful and limiting. Anyway, I am glad to have found this site and look forward to any feedback.
Thank you!
Thank you!