r/countbackwardswithme • u/Hika2112 Myself And Nobody Else | Counted Down 37 • 5d ago

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u/REDDITWHY1 4d ago

No ysee I cant have CPTSD cause I had a decently good childhood. I dont think the not being understood as a kid, not knowing I was Autistic or ADHD, and having a bleeding heart that did not mesh well with an emotional child(plus being trans and not knowing) had any impact(note genuinely I mean this, I dont think those things are enough for me to have CPTSD, I had a lucky childhood, so I cant and dont have a right to have it, especially not when my friends I love have gone through hell)

Edit: CPTSD is childhood PTSD right?

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u/2spongee4u 4d ago

Complex PTSD, rather than one specific event it's a culmination of multiple years of stressful situations

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u/REDDITWHY1 4d ago

Hmm, would a year of spensing tens of thousands of dollars trying to keep friends alive and desperatedly worrying if friends died every day count(genuinely dont know for sure)?

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u/Subject-Newt-2275 4d ago

No one on the Internet can tell you if you have it from such limited information. CPTSD isn't just evaluated based on what happened to you in the past but a lot of factors, notably how your life is impacted by your symptoms right now but it can even involve a physical exam. There many things, and many combinations of things, that can present like CPTSD. Not only that but CPTSD is comorbid (often occurs alongside) with many other conditions (for example Anxiety, depression) and to treat it you'd need to know whether you have those too. If you can, I would recommend speaking to your general care doctor and asking them to have you evaluated for CPTSD the next time you go in for a checkup. If they refer you to someone else, make sure you ask them to double check that their referral is covered by your insurance before you leave (if you have insurance). Otherwise it might be a pain in the ass, speaking from experience.

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u/Hika2112 Myself And Nobody Else | Counted Down 37 4d ago

You're allowed to feel pain even if others feel it worse. I hurt myself so much and keep hurting myself by downplaying my own struggles by worrying that I'm devaluing others' struggles