Does anyone else here have PTSD alongside sz? I’ve been struggling lately ever since I started talking with a psychologist.
I do. I was sexually abused as a child.
So sorry to hear that. That’s horrendous. I went through 3 years of trauma living in a home. At one point I was held hostage with gun men on the roof.
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And apparently I was what psychologists call “institutionalised”
I’m sorry. PTSD is an awful thing to live with. I’m glad you are talking with someone. Is it helping?
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I am diagnosed with both.
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I think it sort of gets worse before it gets better. But I believe it will help.
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Yes I have both. 
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It’s darkest before the dawn.
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You do know that sometimes psychological probing makes schizophrenia worse?
Yes, I have PTSD and Schizophrenia.
I spoke to my psychiatrist about twenty years ago about an anonymous, abusive, threatening, obscene message left on my machine at 1:30 AM. I asked the trusted doctor, “Was I so upset by this call because I was schizophrenic or because I was raised in an alcoholic family?” He said, “Oh, it definitely was about your PTSD.”
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I have PTSD from several traumatic events and situations in my life. In addition to the sz.
I believe I’ve mostly recovered from some of the problems, but not all of them. I kind if wonder if true recovery is even possible.
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No one believes me so there’s that. I had acute stress disorder and apparently it never developed into PTSD.
It’s hard when no one believes your stories or experiences. I feel like I cannot trust people. I told people stuff and they dismiss it.
It’s like people telling you (or us) you don’t have a disability or that you don’t have schizophrenia – get over it.
It freaking sucks.
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