##### Medical Conditions and Diagnoses ##### Psychiatric Diagnoses A label or abstraction assigned to a constellation of [[Symptoms of Unresolved Trauma|symptoms]] — these are [[💡 Trailheads|trailheads]] which lead to a constellation of [[💡 Protector Parts|Protectors]] and [[💡 Exiles|Exiles]] who are behaving in a way that a culture deems unhealthy, disruptive, dysfunctional, or immature. ###### Keys - [[🔑 Psychiatric diagnoses are almost useless]] - [[🔑 Parts can use our minds and bodies to get or distract our attention]] - [[🔑 Polarized parts can use the body as a battleground]] - [[🔑 Not all symptoms, conditions, and diagnoses are related to parts]] - [[🔑 There is nothing wrong with us]] - [[🔑 Our symptoms and illnesses are never our fault]] ###### Examples - [[🛡️ Addiction or Dependence]] - [[💡 ADHD]] - [[💡 Anxiety]] - [[💡 Bipolar Disorder]] - [[💡 Borderline Personality Disorder]] - [[🛡️ Dissociation]] or [[💡 Structural Dissociation]] - [[💡 Dissociative Identity Disorder]] - [[💡 Circadian Rhythm Disorder]] - [[💡 Complex PTSD]] - [[💡 Depression]] - [[💡 Insomnia]] - [[🛡️ Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)]] - [[💡 Chronic Illness]] - [[🛡️ Eating Disorders]] ###### Medical Conditions - [[💡 Restless Legs Syndrome]] - [[💡 Sleep Apnea]] - [[💡 Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction TMJ]] ###### See Also - [[🦮 How to connect with Parts through Symptoms]] [^1]: