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Message: <blockquote data-quote="tRidiot" data-source="post: 3273808" data-attributes="member: 9374">Absolutely. I see people every day who say they have PTSD, either their own personal feeling or have been specifically diagnosed, and it seems everyone and their dog has it now for any bad thing that has ever happened to them. I hve seen and experienced lots of bad things in my life, used to have some bad dreams, although for the most part now I don't anymore. But some of my friends who have been through the same thing have had serious PTSD-type symptoms. I'm not anything or anyone special, there's no reason why it should bother me less than someone else, but I can't really explain it.And bipolar is another... my mom has been asking me if I think she is bipolar - I don't know, I'm not a psychiatrist and I think when you go look at the actual required symptoms for diagnosis, it seems everyone and their dog who has mood swings gets a diagnosis of bipolar disorder, or thinks they are "undiagnosed" bipolar. I honestly think because true Bipolar Disorder has a genetic component or predisposition to it, some people actually WANT the diagnosis so they can blame their bad choices, self-destructive behavior and lack of self-control on something or someone else.I could be wrong, though. It's been known to happen. And again, I'm not a psychiatrist.</blockquote>