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Actually, as someone that suffered from PTSD for pretty much most of my life, I have also had the strange combination of learning experiences to be arrogant enough to know that I am, in fact, smarter than some psychiatrists.

The psychiatrists that still think they are "in charge" and that "recovery" is a myth, those are the most fun to chain jerk with.

In the event that the # source of my PTSD thinks he can abuse me back into a hospital just for spite...well, have I got a plan to stump the panel.

There is some disorder in the DSM where the signs exhibited include the insistence of speaking French, believing to be a residence of France with no clue as to any other possible reality AND it comes with a side of headaches. Remind me to brush up on my french...

I try not to play games with them, be straightforward, and in no way presume to know more than they do, although I know there are some that are dangerous.

It is best not to fall into their hands in the first place, but some people have to have the help or the alternative is worse, see another thread. That is the place to start if things go too seriously awry; some can be overcome without therapy in time, but some mentally ill are potentially dangerous, and we all know it.

Abuse can have lasting effects like that, don't want to go there, the bitterness from it only makes it worse. I suggest you cut all ties with your abuser if at all possible and not repeat the pattern with another one.

You lost me with DSM and the French. I learned it in school but have little need for it now. I won't go into other possible theories, counterproductive.

I sincerely wish you well in recovering and moving on to a healthier life.