Newly diagnosed

Hey there everyone... this is my first post.

I was recently diagnosed with PTSD... but i'm not sure I have it... but the psychiatrist says that indicates I do have it, because the mind can be very powerful... I am not usually the type to deny a diagnosis. I have anxiety and panic disorder for sure (I take 1mg x2 daily alprazolam and clonazepam I get a 30 a month to take as needed but I pretty much take it everyday. Thats Xanax and Klonopin and I also drink tonssss of chamomile and kava tea... cant get enough of the downers) Whenever I am diagnosed with something I usually cling on to it, and it makes me feel like I am milking the diagnosis... just being honest... but the PTSD my psychiatrist is sure I have it... I told her about my night terrors, where I remember something so terrible I dont want to even think it exists, but I forget it when I 'come to'. She says they are flashbacks that happen near a sleep state, not just a night terror.

I lived in Israel and a lot of things happened to me, that I just shrugged off, or so I thought I did... things like that don't bother me, but random phobias and general anxiety hinder me... any ideas? I have also seen studies mostly on other websites but a couple on here about Minipress and nightmares... it being a high blood pressure alpha-blocker that somehow stops nightmares? It isnt my primary concern but help would be helpful lol

Hi, swingbeatnik! Yah, it could be PTSD, and the phobias and anxiety could be how you're trying to deal with what happened to you in the past.

I think that you might feel some relief if you talk to you Therapist about the plans for treatment. About what you said about becoming obsessed with your illnesses, Its very important to come to the realization that you are not your diagnosis. Its a part of you that needs to de sorted out but it does not define you. You are so much more than your illness. Please keep this in mind. With proper treatment, people recover from PTSD. I did.
Take care,
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