Do you feel that PTSD is over-diagnosed or misdiagnosed?

PTS in my humble opinion, is grossly unrecognized, misdiagnosed, pushed under the carpet and NOT diagnosed as often as it should be. Many people with pts kick the can down the road and try to tough it out as long as they possibly can. They fear labeling, stigma, and their peers are often not the most compassionate in nature. Way to often with post traumatic stress many people do not recognize what is happening to you and what it feels like to experience that terror.

There are many stages of PTS(D) and many different behaviours and chemical responses that occur within the Brain with this population. There are so many different treatment options available that it is almost criminal that it has taken this long to stabilize many. Some have had their amygdala over stressed for so long that they have no more adrenaline response. During this stage many people simply do not recognize that they even have it. It is the Oh well...

But most profoundly, It is not reported very often out of fear of retaliation. Being witness to someone who has been treated mis-poorly for reporting it. Over and over again this denial somehow becomes the norm. But it does not make it right. Ptsd is real and it does kill.

We in this professional have learned so much, yet there is so much more to learn and I for one am becoming inpatient.

So I am very confident in stating that NO, it is often poo-pood until...there is a trigger!

I think the nature of the threat in Iraq and Afghanistan has contributed to the higher rate of Soldiers with PTSD. Vietnam for instance, the Soldiers had an enemy that they could engage and shoot back at, where as we were subject to IEDs and a more fleeting enemy. The constant strain of wondering if the pothole, road patch, dog, soda can, guard rail, merging car, dumb ass in a man dress was going to blow up takes a toll. I'd much rather have someone to shoot at even though they shoot back, because at least you have some level of control on the outcome.

Repressed would be a better way to put it. Then so is gws and tbi.