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5ol5hine t1_j96j98u wrote

Reply to comment by an0maly33 in Reflexive fear responses tend to linger in people with anxiety disorders, study suggests by chrisdh79

To me it seems like you might have CPTSD. The C stands for complex, and has to do with how it is difficult to pinpoint the exact point where the situation became traumatic. It is used about situations that last longer than those that creates PTSD, and that for some reason seems impossible to get out of. A divorce proceeding and subsequent issues with kids sounds like it might check all the boxes, including how you seem to maybe have some sort of impostor syndrome regarding your trauma.

My own situation started making a lot more sense when I realized that I had CPTSD instead of PTSD. Maybe it will for you too.

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an0maly33 t1_j97j60p wrote

You mention imposter syndrome - that’s actually something elseI developed. I work in IT and always had the attitude that I could handle anything that was thrown at me. These days I feel useless and out of my element.

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5ol5hine t1_j99r1kl wrote

I only know that it is common among people that struggle with mental health to worry that their issues aren't serious or severe enough to deserve the status of the actual diagnose. It does seems likely to me that issues from one part of ones life can affect another. Did your current struggles at work start after the traumatizing divorce?

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