Comments on: The diagnosis of Complex PTSD https://cptsdfoundation.org/2021/05/06/the-diagnosis-of-complex-ptsd/ The Foundation for Post-Traumatic Healing and Complex Trauma Research Sun, 27 Nov 2022 15:07:14 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Elizabeth Woods https://cptsdfoundation.org/2021/05/06/the-diagnosis-of-complex-ptsd/#comment-17483 Sun, 27 Nov 2022 15:07:14 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=236371#comment-17483 Good luck with your book, Mari! It’s hard to get a publisher. I guess our stories are too harrowing for someone who has never lived through abuse. I self-published in the end with my memoir and I’m glad I did. My story is out there, just the way I wanted it to be.

]]> By: Elizabeth Woods https://cptsdfoundation.org/2021/05/06/the-diagnosis-of-complex-ptsd/#comment-17482 Sun, 27 Nov 2022 15:04:31 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=236371#comment-17482 Yeah, frustrating to have to fight for what is obvious – to feel better. Doctors are supposed to know how to do their job not to be told how to help. I once wanted to become a doctor but my past stopped me. I set my target lower and didn’t get there either, my past getting in the way. I have a good therapist now. I’m sure things will get easier soon.

]]> By: Mari Stewart https://cptsdfoundation.org/2021/05/06/the-diagnosis-of-complex-ptsd/#comment-17481 Sun, 27 Nov 2022 14:36:58 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=236371#comment-17481 In reply to Elizabeth Woods.

Yeah. Frustrating is a good word to use. It’s not easy to find a therapist qualified to take on developmental trauma, at least in my experience in my one-horse town. But, they are out there. And more and more professionals are becoming qualified. So, I hope the field is getting a bit thicker. Happy hunting.

]]> By: Elizabeth Woods https://cptsdfoundation.org/2021/05/06/the-diagnosis-of-complex-ptsd/#comment-17474 Sat, 26 Nov 2022 19:31:35 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=236371#comment-17474 Wow, very powerful piece. I can definitely relate to that “hollowness”. I feel it too and it is constant. I’ve not had the CPTSD diagnosis but my doctors and therapist have agreed with me when I tell them what I’ve been through. I don’t think all doctors know about CPTSD yet. PTSD yes, but not complex PTSD. It is frustrating.

]]> By: Mari Stewart https://cptsdfoundation.org/2021/05/06/the-diagnosis-of-complex-ptsd/#comment-17456 Wed, 23 Nov 2022 23:40:29 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=236371#comment-17456 In reply to C. Ruthe.

Thank you so much for reading. I am so sorry it has taken me this long to respond.

]]> By: C. Ruthe https://cptsdfoundation.org/2021/05/06/the-diagnosis-of-complex-ptsd/#comment-4753 Tue, 11 May 2021 21:51:35 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=236371#comment-4753 Wow–excellent article, Mari!! Thanks so much for sharing!!

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