Hi everyone!
This is my first post in the forum and, at the age of 38, I'm just at the start of my journey of recovering from childhood trauma. I don't yet know if I suffer from CPTSD proper as I have not had a proper assessment with a psychiatrist. Everything I have read so far fits like a glove, and looking at my own behaviour and life through this lens means things make sense for the very first time.
I'm a bit confused about the presentation of flashbacks in CPTSD. Does anyone know if you can receive this diagnosis if you only have subconscious EFs, or would a person need to have other types of flashbacks that they recognise consciously as flashbacks in order to be diagnosed? I'm never aware of having flashbacks, but I think I have identified some ways in which subconscious emotional flashbacks manifest for me.
I would be super grateful if anyone had the time to answer my question, or share some ways in which they are effected by flashbacks (other than emotional ones) so that I can get a sense of whether I should try to find myself a psychiatrist who could consider a diagnosis for me.
Thank you so much!
This is my first post in the forum and, at the age of 38, I'm just at the start of my journey of recovering from childhood trauma. I don't yet know if I suffer from CPTSD proper as I have not had a proper assessment with a psychiatrist. Everything I have read so far fits like a glove, and looking at my own behaviour and life through this lens means things make sense for the very first time.
I'm a bit confused about the presentation of flashbacks in CPTSD. Does anyone know if you can receive this diagnosis if you only have subconscious EFs, or would a person need to have other types of flashbacks that they recognise consciously as flashbacks in order to be diagnosed? I'm never aware of having flashbacks, but I think I have identified some ways in which subconscious emotional flashbacks manifest for me.
I would be super grateful if anyone had the time to answer my question, or share some ways in which they are effected by flashbacks (other than emotional ones) so that I can get a sense of whether I should try to find myself a psychiatrist who could consider a diagnosis for me.
Thank you so much!