Is my trauma not bad enough for a diagnosis?

@sweettea47

PTSD like many other disorders can be seen as a spectrum, there are severe cases that require people with periods of constant professional/medical supervision during triggers/episodes, while other seemingly go about their lives fine of harm and their condition more as an after thought. So while carrying the diagnosis does hold some meaning, it definitely unique case to case. That being said, PTSD doesn't have to be triggered by a super traumatic event such as war or a severe rape case. PTSD can stem from trauma from quite anywhere really. PTSD can stem from childhood trauma, relationship abuse, a tragedy of some sorts, you name it. It depends on person to person and how they are affected by the events around them. Some people may react and be more sensitive to such response to an event that would barely phase another person. That being said, it's important to understand your own reactions and your own emotions. How do you feel now that you're diagnosed with PTSD?

There is also C-PTSD, which currently has a semi-official status . C-PTSD comes from a repeated pattern of trauma rather then a single incident, usually starting in early childhood.

I was technically given the label "adjustment disorder" which is supposed to be for a single trauma that does not rise to the level of PTSD - where as I have a childhood filled with multiple and repeated traumas and the world is filled with triggers - I mostly cope okay after doing a lot of healing but if I hit big triggers OR anything else major happens it's just to much.

So do you actually fit under "adjustment disorder" ?maybe - or it could be that whoever you spoke to doesn't believe in C-PTSD yet.

I suppose there could be a C-Adjustment Disorder also IF that was interpreted in some ways - it would depend on whether learning to cope with C-PTSD means it theoretically drops down to C-AD and PTSD that you improve beyond a certain point with becomes AD. Just pondering - I'm not sure it works but it makes *some* sense.

The bottom line is you can totally have valid trauma whether PTSD, C-PTSD, Adjustment Disorder or some other term - labels aren't everything -learning to cope and heal is your goal.

Hi. Thanks for posting this because I think many people including myself have had a narrow view so to speak of what ptsd really is. I have c ptsd and the traumatic events I experienced aren't your stereotypical ptsd events that people associate with the condition. In fact what happened to me and my family is something that you most likely wouldn't even guess.

After my diagnosis, I've learned way more about what ptsd is and that it can be caused by a million different types traumas. Medical, drug related, relationship related, money related, crime related etc etc.