Posted by SLS on October 1, 2015, at 16:07:07
In reply to Re: Is it possible to have PTSD from parental divorce?, posted by Lamdage22 on September 30, 2015, at 8:37:32
> It is painful for children to notice that parents hate each other.
It is quite possible that you have some PTSD components to your condition. It is unlikely that you have PTSD per se, but have had a childhood of chronic trauma and/or neglect. Mild to moderate repeated (chronic) traumas early in life affect brain development in ways that can last a lifetime. Once a major mental illness is triggered by stress or neglect, it often becomes biologically free-running and may not respond to psychotherapy. Still, psychotherapy can play an important role in allowing medication to work better and help prevent relapses. It also offers support during difficult times.
I'm finding prazosin helpful for my childhood chronic stress-induced bipolar depression.
Terms:
Old unofficial: Developmental PTSD
New DSM 5: Development Trauma Disorder (DTD)
- ScottSome see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
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