CPTSD/Disorders of extreme stress not otherwise specified

How I know I had CPTSD and so did Ernest Hemingway.

In 2018; I experienced my first rapid cycling bipolar style mood swings. The police at the time were confused because they said “Most people don’t know that they have bipolar”. I had multiple rides in police cars at the time to the mental health team who said “she doesn’t have bipolar”. But it was after the emotionally abusive incident. It happened again recently; when someone was putting me down.

External triggers…

I then started taking sertraline. I stabilised. Then by April was working in London again and couldn’t remember what had happened.

It started with 3 months of rapid cycling bipolar style mood swings, followed by PTSD attacks; a spiritual crisis and then depression.

This is CPTSD.

Just like Hemingway.

The issue is, when you’ve experienced multiple traumas in your life, and the system keeps asking you to prove you’re disabled, you’re going to bite back.

I don’t need any more external triggers bringing me down. Thank you. I applied for disability because I’m clearly suffering PTSD attacks. What’s wrong with you?