Comments on: The Dreaded DSM and CPTSD https://cptsdfoundation.org/2021/03/17/the-dreaded-dsm-and-cptsd/ The Foundation for Post-Traumatic Healing and Complex Trauma Research Sun, 11 Jun 2023 01:57:39 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Kathy https://cptsdfoundation.org/2021/03/17/the-dreaded-dsm-and-cptsd/#comment-18927 Sun, 11 Jun 2023 01:57:39 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=235842#comment-18927 In reply to Lisa Dejong.

I had a really good one, very briefly. He gave me a discount but his regukar rate was $200 an hour, which converted to $260 an hour after exchange. Too costly for me !

]]> By: Lisa Dejong https://cptsdfoundation.org/2021/03/17/the-dreaded-dsm-and-cptsd/#comment-18924 Sat, 10 Jun 2023 21:19:39 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=235842#comment-18924 Sadly, you need to be rich to get help with C-PTSD.
In my country it costs $150 for a 50 min. appt., and
that pays for “low end” poorly educated therapists.

]]> By: Hully https://cptsdfoundation.org/2021/03/17/the-dreaded-dsm-and-cptsd/#comment-5194 Wed, 02 Jun 2021 01:50:46 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=235842#comment-5194 Yes. My psychologist listened about my trauma from verbal abuse, and all symptoms for cPTSD were there! One session he mentioned I may have bipolar disorder… I was so sad and angry. How can he such a fool? I was abused by a bipolar spouse, how lazy of my therapist to suggest I am bipolar? I had complex PTSD.

]]> By: Kathy https://cptsdfoundation.org/2021/03/17/the-dreaded-dsm-and-cptsd/#comment-4107 Tue, 23 Mar 2021 18:53:58 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=235842#comment-4107 Thanks so much for this, Gemma. I can so relate to your early life experiences. I had 2 narcissistic parents, attended 7 schools in 7 years, endured incessant bullying and social anxiety that continues to this day (I’m 67). My first counselor, seen at age 21, said ‘that was then, this is now’, when I tried to explain my situation. Invalidation and gaslighting in one neat sentence. This burned my brain for decades, making it hard to ask for help. Even now, informed therapists are very hard to find. I’ve learned to question them before the sessions start, and if it’s not working, I walk. I’m inching forward with baby steps, but acknowledge that it’s a life long endeavor that I may never complete. Sending strength and hope to all the survivors out there!

]]> By: Cassie Sands https://cptsdfoundation.org/2021/03/17/the-dreaded-dsm-and-cptsd/#comment-4001 Wed, 17 Mar 2021 17:50:55 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=235842#comment-4001 Yes! Medical doctors dont take into account mental health or trauma for the most part, and the converse is often true of mental health providers. Ive always felt like theres a big push to diagnose and prescribe meds rather than get to the root of our issues. Its very frustrating!

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