You misunderstood my post, especially given the edit to my title. I'm asking if PTSD at a young age can cause one to be "emotionally stunted" and/or have attachment issues.

As for your reply, my therapist did not actively diagnose me with anything (except for the obvious depression and GAD for the insurance companies). After few sessions, I told my therapist that I thought I had schizoid personality disorder. She then told me that she had been working under the assumption that I had PTSD.

I made an appointment with a shrink to find out if I had SPD before I terminated therapy. I only mentioned SPD and told him I wanted to find out if that's what I had. He read over some mental health history stuff I'd typed out before the apt, talked to me for 5 minutes, said that I did not have SPD, and diagnosed me with bipolar type II. He sent me out the door with meds. Our followup apts are about 10-15 minutes long and are only about medication. Incidently, I'm not altogether sure that I am bipolar, and I am mostly taking the meds in an attempt to fix my sleep, which has really not worked out so great. I've read a couple of bipolar books and...I'm not sure about that either.

My therapist recommended another therapist that works with personality disorders for a second opinion. I saw her for one session, and she told my original therapist that she did not feel that I had SPD. That's all I know, because that's all I asked about.

I quit therapy after that, thinking I should just try to get my meds straightened out. A year later and I'm right back to where I started. I'm wondering if perhaps my original therapist was on to something, which is why I started researching again.