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Ryan Dickinson's avatar

Hey,

Would have DM'd this but you don't have that turned on...

I've noticed quite a few editing issues with the piece - I just thought it was important to point them out, as I found the piece hard to read due to these.

In the initial section you repeat "Its diagnostic criteria..."

And then "What's more, the neurobiological underpinning trauma remained have long eluded..."

There is also a miss spelling of balance, when discussing the effects of trauma on the body in a list.

I appreciate the ideas of the piece. Just needs another going over.

Hope this is of use.

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Bo Forbes's avatar

Thank you for taking the time to comment; had a word shutdown yesterday and ended up copying from an old document. It was a terrible prior draft! Fixed now.

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Mary Walterman's avatar

Having been diagnosed with PTSD and depression (moderately recurring), as well as dissociative disorder (non-specific) I often felt these things interacted with each other as a unit but never knew what to call it. Now I know- D-PTSD. Also been told I have C-PTSD. But the D-PTSD resonates with me.

Thank you for this. Just knowing this helps me immensely.

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Bo Forbes's avatar

Your instincts were correct! And I'm so glad the piece was generative for you. I highly recommend Ruth Lanius's new book coming out later this month. And her website, which describes her research in clear terms: https://www.ruthlanius.com/. And here's a specific page which runs through a lot of her research on the dissociative subtype: https://www.ruthlanius.com/dissociative-subtype.

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