Just found out i have PTSD and need advice

[mumandzac]

Hi everyone,
After 11 years of thinking and being diognosed with Bipolar ,have now found out that the psychitrist was wrong and i suffer from PTSD and have for 11 years after biting the bullet and going to one of the most qualifed psycs in my city.
I am stunned and am not to sure where to start with treatment and not to sure i know much about ptsd.
I know i have dpressive episodes,can't handle loud noises ( which is hard with a child ),don't like being touched or hugged without warning,racing thoughts,nightmares,flashbacks,paranoid,erratic sleep and eating and inability to hold down a job long term.
The most confussing thing is most articles i have read have told me it is a short time frame to recovery.........just wanted to know what treatment people use ? have spent 10 years in therapy and feel all talked out and still crazy :(

[MZLAUREL]

Hi there,
I am not surprised you spent time spinning your wheels with the wrong diagnosis. I was dx'd with Borderline, until my BF, who has combat PTSD, said "you do alot of the stuff I do".
I now have the correct dx. I have weaned off all meds. I am in EMDR and DNMS therapies which are working nicely.
A large part of my wheel spinning, came from not understanding what was happening to me.
My therapist told me to watch the movie "What the BLEEP Do We Know". I did, over and over and over. It changed my life watching that movie. It gave me a real perspective on the addictions, we all deal with on a daily basis.
And PTSD is just our body's addiction to the cascade of chemicals that is released when we have a peticular emotion... memory... thought...

[mayperl]

newly dx.  question.  what does zoloft do for you?  do you feel better?  less depressed?  able to not think about the past so much, sleep, be happier?  I hope so, but if no, why take meds?

Just curious as I really do not want to add to my medicine cabinet.

Thank you.

[mumandzac]

Thank you drifter, I hope we both feel better soon :)

[drifter0213]

i also suffer from PTSD i take zoloft for this i hope you feel better soon i have been suffering for 15 years now :)