In this Episode of Love your Diagnosis, I talk with Kimberley about her diagnosis of CPTSD. CPTSD is an anxiety condition that has similar effects to PTSD When the underlying trauma is repeated and ongoing, some mental health professionals make a distinction between PTSD and the more intense, complex PTSD (C-PTSD). Due to Kimberley's traumatic childhood, she was misdiagnosed for a while with depression and bipolar, but it was soon rectified when the diagnosis came in for CPTSD and has been treating and managing this ever since. Links to Kim's you tube story: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcGeI8FRMSrOo8WAXjyolxA (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcGeI8FRMSrOo8WAXjyolxA) Links to find out more: https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-complex-ptsd-2797491 (https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-complex-ptsd-2797491) https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd-and-complex-ptsd/complex-ptsd/ (https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd-and-complex-ptsd/complex-ptsd/) https://youtu.be/_qIAZcOryl4 (https://youtu.be/_qIAZcOryl4) https://youtu.be/3hIGaxGU13w (https://youtu.be/3hIGaxGU13w) If you would like to donate to the running of the podcast ad free I would be so grateful. https://www.patreon.com/loveyourdiagnosis?fan_landing=true (https://www.patreon.com/loveyourdiagnosis?fan_landing=true) You can get my book here which is a raw and honest dialogue of how I went from completely using allopathic medicine to manage a diagnosis of epilepsy, to only using a small amount of medicine and managing the rest with lifestyle choices and other wonderful plant medicines and supplements https://electrogirl.com.au/ (https://electrogirl.com.au/product/electro-girl-living-a-symbiotic-existence-with-epilepsy-paperback/) Also you can sign up to my quarterly newsletter below where tips and resources will be shared for you about different topics of wellness that you can feel into and decide if they are right for you. Knowledge is power. http://eepurl.com/hJfOHD (http://eepurl.com/hJfOHD) If you have a story that you think other people will benefit from and you would like to be on the podcast then contact me at electrogirll55@gmail.com Find me on FB https://www.facebook.com/electrogirlmutterings (https://www.facebook.com/electrogirlmutterings) A little side note: These shows are meant to create food for thought for people going through similar situations. Planting seeds of information about things that perhaps you never knew could and might assist in treating and managing the symptoms associated with your diagnosis. Alternative treatments are out there to be used, alongside allopathic medicine, or instead of. That part is completely up to you, but gaining knowledge is the first part in empowering yourself back to health.