Quote from: Survivor on August 29, 2014, 04:00:22 AM
Thank you for the new forum!! I have a suggestion for an improvement though...I understand that many symptoms of mental health struggles are co morbid, I read the what is cptsd and thought yep, that's me. And then I read symptoms of cptsd and thought is was similar enough to OOTF that it was more descriptive of a PD. those symptoms didnt really fit me but I could definitely identify with the other description of CPTSD. I guess I would like to see a stronger differentiation between cptsd and pd.
But seriously, love the new place!!!!
Survivor, I think that is a tough distinction to make. I've been OOTF and reading non-stop for about 9 months. Every once in a while, I still worry that I have PD. For about the first 6 months that I saw my T, I asked her every session if I had a PD. Yes, I agree there are many overlapping symptoms. And it's hard to put into words that tell you the difference. Generally, if you are on this forum, it's assumed you are not PD, because they don't see to recognize themselves in the definitions. And if you are in doubt, consult a therapist.