Hi,
I read your subject line differently. I thought for years that I had depression. I didn't want something to be wrong with me. I just knew I was suffering. Since I was a small child. It wasn't until three different therapists told me "you know you have PTSD, right?" that I found my way to complex trauma. The problem with all of this, which is sort of what I connected with from your subject, is everything seems to fall between the cracks. Without an actual, recognized diagnosis, I don't fit in anywhere, which is part of the problem to begin with. There aren't clear paths forward. I have spent the last three years finding my own treatment practice, having to find a path on my own, as I have done since I was very young. What I have concluded after a lot of introspection and deep research is there are loads of people who are impacted by trauma without any awareness.
I read your subject line differently. I thought for years that I had depression. I didn't want something to be wrong with me. I just knew I was suffering. Since I was a small child. It wasn't until three different therapists told me "you know you have PTSD, right?" that I found my way to complex trauma. The problem with all of this, which is sort of what I connected with from your subject, is everything seems to fall between the cracks. Without an actual, recognized diagnosis, I don't fit in anywhere, which is part of the problem to begin with. There aren't clear paths forward. I have spent the last three years finding my own treatment practice, having to find a path on my own, as I have done since I was very young. What I have concluded after a lot of introspection and deep research is there are loads of people who are impacted by trauma without any awareness.