October is Mental Health Month. Most of us have heard of PTSD and it’s prevalence in veterans around the world. However, fewer people have heard of complex PTSD. I would like to shed some light on c-PTSD. I hope you find the info and my brief story useful.
What is complex PTSD c-PTSD is a mental health condition that can occur after prolonged and repeated trauma, particularly due to childhood abuse and domestic violence.
Symptom cross over with PTSD There is a strong cross-over in symptoms between PTSD and c-PTSD. People diagnosed with c-PTSD will experience the core symptoms of PTSD, as well as additional symptoms and disturbances in their thoughts, emotions and behaviour.
Some additional symptoms include:
- Feelings of shame and/or guilt - Difficulty with emotional regulation - Negative self-perception - Relationship difficulties, social isolation - Dissociation - Loss of ones ‘system of meanings’ - Regular suicidal feelings
Due to its complex nature, therapy for c-PTSD is generally more extensive and intense than PTSD treatment.
Co occurring conditions Trauma can result in a wide range of mental health and physical health problems, especially childhood trauma and family violence. People who have survived trauma are at an increased risk of experiencing: - Depression - Anxiety disorders - Addiction - Eating disorders - Suicide attempts, - Fibromyalgia and fatigue just to name a few.
c-PTSD is still a relatively new condition, therefor some doctors aren’t aware of it. The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) identifies complex PTSD as a separate condition, however due to politics, the DSM-V currently does not. As a result, people who exhibit symptoms (such as emotional dysregulation, anger, dissociation and other symptoms) may be misdiagnosed with other mental health conditions, including borderline personality disorder (BPD), even though a c-PTSD diagnosis may fit their experience more closely.
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October is Mental Health Month.
Most of us have heard of PTSD and it’s prevalence in veterans around the world. However, fewer people have heard of complex PTSD. I would like to shed some light on c-PTSD. I hope you find the info and my brief story useful.
What is complex PTSD
c-PTSD is a mental health condition that can occur after prolonged and repeated trauma, particularly due to childhood abuse and domestic violence.
Symptom cross over with PTSD
There is a strong cross-over in symptoms between PTSD and c-PTSD. People diagnosed with c-PTSD will experience the core symptoms of PTSD, as well as additional symptoms and disturbances in their thoughts, emotions and behaviour.
Some additional symptoms include:
- Feelings of shame and/or guilt
- Difficulty with emotional regulation
- Negative self-perception
- Relationship difficulties, social isolation
- Dissociation
- Loss of ones ‘system of meanings’
- Regular suicidal feelings
Due to its complex nature, therapy for c-PTSD is generally more extensive and intense than PTSD treatment.
Co occurring conditions
Trauma can result in a wide range of mental health and physical health problems, especially childhood trauma and family violence.
People who have survived trauma are at an increased risk of experiencing:
- Depression
- Anxiety disorders
- Addiction
- Eating disorders
- Suicide attempts,
- Fibromyalgia and fatigue just to name a few.
c-PTSD is still a relatively new condition, therefor some doctors aren’t aware of it.
The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) identifies complex PTSD as a separate condition, however due to politics, the DSM-V currently does not.
As a result, people who exhibit symptoms (such as emotional dysregulation, anger, dissociation and other symptoms) may be misdiagnosed with other mental health conditions, including borderline personality disorder (BPD), even though a c-PTSD diagnosis may fit their experience more closely.
If you have read up to this point, 5 stars for you ⭐️
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