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Originally Posted by Acer 
If a person reacts so strongly to triggers, has suffered repeated and prolonged traumas, has anger issues (what other people would consider anger, I don't even know it), it is hard to deny what I would call PTSD, but it seems everything centers around war vets and one time traumas in adults.
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Hi Acer,
I suffered traumas all throughout my childhood as well, and I've suffered from the confusion of diagnostic criteria at times simply because I do not know who I was prior to the traumas and therefore my symptoms simply seem to be a part of who I am fundamentally (though, I know this is not really true, but complex).
Anyway, I was diagnosed as having Complex PTSD, which has some different criteria than PTSD alone. This diagnosis is not recognized yet in the DSM, but it has become widely accepted among doctors as a valid diagnosis.
I'm no doctor, and I would never diagnose someone, but you may want to check out the criteria for Complex PTSD for your own information.
Best,
Rachel