Posted by RealMe on October 8, 2007, at 21:38:26
In reply to New and my story, posted by emily99 on October 4, 2007, at 14:13:55
Re diagnosis. I have had almost every diagnosis known to mankind and womankind, it seems. I was intially diagnosed as schizophrenic and then told no you are not schizoprhenic, you have borderline personality disorder.. That was at Menninger's at first, and maybe this was part of what was true. I was then diagosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder, and lastly with avoidant traits after I left treatment at Menninger's. All along the way since going to Menninger's I was also diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder, and when I left tx at Menninger's no more diagnosis of depression, just the avoidant traits, not even a personality disorder, and I was doing really well for 11 years. Since 2005 I have been diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder, and I don't know if my newer T thinks there is anything else there; I think at least chronic PTSD. So, while diagnosis may give some information, it really does not tell the whole story of a person's life.
My husband knows some too but not all in terms of the extent of abuse. I wonder if he would really want to know. I just don't want to tell him in case he might throw it up in my face when angry sometime.
RealMe
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