Episode 364: PTSD with Psychosis & Body Dysmorphia Cured by Loss
The Hardcore Self-Help Podcast with Duff the Psych
Robert Duff, Ph.D.
4.5 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 1 September 2023
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Hello, friends! I hope you're treating yourselves well. In this episode, I dive into two compelling listener questions that touch on complex emotional states and mental health diagnoses.
First up, we discuss what it means to be diagnosed with PTSD with "schizophrenic episodes." If you've ever been confused by mental health jargon or diagnoses, this segment will provide some clarity. We'll break down the DSM criteria for PTSD and explore the possibility of psychotic symptoms within the framework of trauma.
Our second question is a deeply emotional one. It's about the sudden disappearance of body dysmorphia and low self-esteem following the death of an abusive parent. Can such a significant life event dramatically shift one's self-image? We'll delve into the complexities of grief, closure, and self-perception in this intriguing discussion.
As always, your engagement keeps this show going. Send your questions to duffthepsych@gmail.com for a chance to be featured in future episodes. For full show notes, head to duffthepsych.com/episode364.
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| 0:00.0 | Grief is a really odd thing and I think that you're probably feeling some strange complex version of grief for your father |
| 0:07.1 | But more importantly I think that you're getting closure to the never-ending cycle of grief for yourself. |
| 0:14.0 | Hey everybody, before we start the show I want to make a couple |
| 0:16.7 | disclaimers. |
| 0:17.8 | This show does cover a wide variety of topics related to mental health and life in |
| 0:21.5 | general and some of those could be sensitive for you. |
| 0:24.2 | I want to simultaneously encourage you to be brave in consuming difficult content but also |
| 0:28.8 | respect and recognize your limitations so please use your best judgment. I will never be offended if you need to skip a |
| 0:35.1 | question or an episode entirely but feel free to feel it out check out the |
| 0:39.1 | episode and just see what happens if you need to skip that's okay but you know |
| 0:42.3 | feel free to give it a shot first. |
| 0:44.4 | I also need to say that while I am a psychologist, I'm not your psychologist and I'm not your therapist. |
| 0:49.6 | This is not intended to be direct medical advice and you should not use this as a substitute for professional help. So with those |
| 0:55.7 | said let's go ahead and get into the show. 3rd All right. |
| 1:15.0 | Hello, friends of all varieties, this is the Hardcore Health Podcast episode 364. |
| 1:21.0 | I'm your host Dr. Robert Duff, aka Duff the Psych. I make mental health content for real people just like you. |
| 1:27.0 | And today I have a question and answer episode, a couple really awesome questions, so stuff that I haven't talked about recently on the show. |
| 1:34.6 | If you'd like to send me in a question for the show, please send me an email to duff the psych at gmail. |
| 1:41.2 | Or you can go to my website depth and psych |
| 1:43.0 | and use the contact form there. I don't have too much to talk about |
| 1:48.9 | before getting into the episode proper. No ads today nothing like that so we can basically just jump in I |
| 1:56.4 | did want to take a quick moment to say thank you for anybody who's given me feedback |
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