At least by me anyway. Good one Joshua!

I believe that people whose mental health has suffered because of abuse need altered treatment plans if they are to be treated successfully. For example I was almost diagnosed as having social phobia because there was no other category to put me in. I am terrified of people in the flesh especially strangers but it has nothing to do with fear of failure or fear of being criticised or judged negatively as in social phobia.
I think in the end they decided to keep me in the complex post traumatic stress disorder box but even that doesnt include the wide variety of, sane under the circumstances, but dysfunctional reactions to everyday situations and occurances that I struggle with.
Someone with depression who has not been exposed to abuse will have different struggles compared with someone with depression who has. Therefore I think it's great this section has been added because talking about this stuff on the other boards available can be very difficult.
Havoca continues to get brighter and shinier!
Lark