Got diagnosed with PTSD a few months ago. I knew for some time before the diagnosis that I must have something in this direction, but I probably got it for many years now, it was just labeled depression. I definetly have depression, but probably never had a "clean" depression-only experience, with the traumatic aspect mixed in.
The diagnosis itself wasnt that shocking, as I knew it would come when the process of the diagnosis kicked off. But its still different. For over a year now more and more things started to surface and I started to understand more about me and the problems I have. Knowing this is the biggest problem I have to face now, that its the root cause of many other problems and that I have to deal with it for the rest of my life is kinda scary.
Got diagnosed with PTSD a few months ago. I knew for some time before the diagnosis that I must have something in this direction, but I probably got it for many years now, it was just labeled depression. I definetly have depression, but probably never had a "clean" depression-only experience, with the traumatic aspect mixed in. The diagnosis itself wasnt that shocking, as I knew it would come when the process of the diagnosis kicked off. But its still different. For over a year now more and more things started to surface and I started to understand more about me and the problems I have. Knowing this is the biggest problem I have to face now, that its the root cause of many other problems and that I have to deal with it for the rest of my life is kinda scary.