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Trauma commonly risk being misdiagnosed as having personality disorders. Thus, patients who suffer from the complex sequelae of chronic In 1992, when first proposing Complex PTSD, Judith Lewis-Herman stated:Ĭoncepts of personality developed in ordinary circumstances are frequently applied to survivors, without an understanding of the deformations of personality which occur under conditions of coercive control.

Complex PTSD was shown to be a separate diagnosis from Borderline Personality Disorder because a significant number did not meet the diagnostic criteria for BPD (and vice versa). Many people with BPD either have PTSD, or meet the proposed diagnostic criteria for Complex PTSD. Recent research has produced detailed analysis of the symptoms of Complex PTSD, PTSD and Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). The clinical picture of a person who has been reduced to elemental concerns of survival is still frequently mistaken for a portrait of the survivor's underlying character." :388 Complex PTSD, BPD and Personality Disorders Not only to lay people but also to mental health professionals. When the trauma is kept secret, as is frequently the case in sexual and domestic violence, the survivor's symptoms and behavior may appear quite baffling, To underlying character problems, even when the trauma is known. The survivor's difficulties are all too easily attributed Observers who have never experienced prolonged terror, and who have no understanding of coercive methods of control, often presume that they would show greater psychological resistance than the victim in similar circumstances. Judith Lewis-Herman, who first proposed Complex PTSD as a separate diagnosis, stated: In addition to the symptoms above, survivors of prolonged child abuse have an increased risk of both self-injury and repeated victimization, for example relationships with abusive people, sexual harassment, and rape.

and re-experiencing or reliving the traumas, for example flashbacks and intrusive thoughts about the trauma.

People with Complex PTSD also meet the diagnostic criteria for PTSD, which are:.

The unexpressed anger and internalized rage resulting from the trauma may lead to self-destructive or reckless/risk taking behaviors, e.g., self-harm and/or suicide attempts, which may be driven by a sense of self-hatred.

Affect dysregulation means being unable to manage your own emotions, and is often referred to as "difficulties with emotional regulation".

Prolonged abuse normally leads to a loss of previously-held beliefs, with feelings of "being forsaken by both man and God". Complex PTSD is normally the result of interpersonal trauma, the long duration of the trauma and the control of the perpetrator(s) prevents people from expressing anger or rage at the perpetrator(s) during the trauma anger and rage both at perpetrators and the self can only be fully expressed after the trauma ends.

Interpersonal sensitivity includes having feelings which are easily hurt, anger/temper outbursts and difficulties with interpersonal relationships.

A fragmented identity is common, with Dissociative Identity Disorder occurring in some people. Believing yourself to be "contaminated, guilty, and evil" is commonly reported by survivors of Complex PTSD. While survivors of PTSD may feel "not myself", a survivor of Complex PTSD may feel no sense of self at all or experience a changed personality a few may feel as if they are no longer human at all (Lovelace and McGrady, 1980 Timerman, 1981).:385-386.

Negative self-concept involves feelings of worthlessness and guilt.

Interpersonal problems includes social and interpersonal avoidance (avoiding relationships), feeling distance or cut off from others, and never feeling close to another person.

Conversion/ Dissociative Motor Disorder.

Dissociative Identity Disorder ▶ Dissociative Identity Disorder ▶.

DDNOS & Other Specified Dissociative Disorder.

Dissociative Disorders Dissociative Disorders.

Related Disorders ▶ Related Disorders ▶.

Trauma & Stressor Disorders ▶ Trauma & Stressor Disorders ▶.