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i strongly have felt for years i have co-existing ptsd and anxiety disorders with my main diagnosis.

im now nearly 32, and gone through very tough times throughout my life, misfortune, victimisation, many trauma’s etc, mainly due to attending secondary school – ive made a lot of mistakes like going to prison for violence, ending up in a psychiatric hospital in 98 and ive also simply ‘ squandered ‘ away years by blaming others and being unsociable and aggressive.

ive made a lot of progress im happy to report , ive lived in a 1 bedroom flat for 6 years on disability benefits cooperating with the mental heal resources, i am presently doing ‘ exposure ‘ therapy because i suffer severe panic and anxiety and agoraphobia…..within view to getting psychotherapy.

my main diagnosis are various personalty disorders, which i accept, but for a long time ive felt i exhibited symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder, especially because of the harassment and victimisation i suffered in earlier life, my symptoms are : flash backs if i see reminders in public, panic attacks and reliving the events , uncontrolable aggression in the fight or flight feelings , scary nightmares, racing thoughts and worries. mood swings.

i strongly feel ive had co-existing anxiety disorders mainly ptsd for years now, the others ; ocd and general anxiety disorder ~ my psychiatrist thinks all my symptoms can be explained by the personality diorders – so my plan was to pursue a seperate psychiatric assessment for PTSD , my psychiatrist though has changed in his approach and is starting to ask more questions about my symptoms which leads me to think he could modify my diagnosis at some stage.

all together because of my misfortunes and unlucky life , i have missed out on all the normal things like ; ~ building friendships , being employed , getting qualifications etc.

and im now thirty fcking 2.

my question now is if i feel that i have co existing ptsd disorder undiagnosed , is it important to push ahead with getting it diagnosed or just accepting the diagnoses i have and working with whatever help is available ?

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