Hi, I'm Kitty.
My diagnosis is complex PTSD but my symptoms are mostly dissociative, though I do have certain hyperarousal ones as well. My experience is very similar to the depersonalisation one and my therapist seems to think that I have this form of dissociation.
I feel like a blank, not like a real person. It feels like I have no personality any more. I don't recognise a self. I have also lost my emotions almost entirely, but I still have completely normal affect as far as facial expressions are concerned.
I've lost my body signals like hunger and thirst too. My memory and concentration have deteriorated. It's rather like a living death. I'm just a shell going through the motions.
I developed these symptoms after experiencing sexual violence a few times in my 30s, but my therapist believes there are roots in childhood trauma as well, and I tend to agree.
I'd love to know if anyone has successfully treated any of these symptoms, and, if so, how.
My diagnosis is complex PTSD but my symptoms are mostly dissociative, though I do have certain hyperarousal ones as well. My experience is very similar to the depersonalisation one and my therapist seems to think that I have this form of dissociation.
I feel like a blank, not like a real person. It feels like I have no personality any more. I don't recognise a self. I have also lost my emotions almost entirely, but I still have completely normal affect as far as facial expressions are concerned.
I've lost my body signals like hunger and thirst too. My memory and concentration have deteriorated. It's rather like a living death. I'm just a shell going through the motions.
I developed these symptoms after experiencing sexual violence a few times in my 30s, but my therapist believes there are roots in childhood trauma as well, and I tend to agree.
I'd love to know if anyone has successfully treated any of these symptoms, and, if so, how.