@asssailed that was interesting to hear those different ways of conceptualising… people who may present with the complexities that may be described as… that particular S word.
I too, am struck by the differences among people supposedly diagnosed that way…the INTEGRATION and ATTUNEMENT concepts seem relevant, though a lot will depend on the actual therapy and treatment they receive. Yeah, I mostly respect psychiatrists or psychologists who are honest and humble about their professions limits. I am currently having to endure, socially, a badly behaved psychiatrist who seems to have a dreadful case of NPD. Seems to be a case of who, gets away with what!
sorry you have suffered so long. I first went to visit psych ward as a kid in 1960s and vividly remember many visits in 1970 when I was 10. Supposedly both my parents were diagnosed with Schizophrenia. I have needed to do a Lot of research over the years to survive myself.
@Ruby66 good luck with your talk. My sister also suicided, her diagnoses were supposedly differential. Schizoaffective disorder?!? You are fortunate to be able to discuss your grief publicly, mostly I have been silenced by the pain and the shame, and just have a few avenues to share about it. We were all in orphanages etc, so very complicated CPTSD, before that concept was invented. When I joined this forum 10 years ago, I spoke carefully about those S words. It really is too hard for most people, qualified or unqualified. Only a few rare gems can cope even hearing those words, let alone living with the realities.
