Comments on: CPTSD and Family: Glorious, Painful, Isolation https://cptsdfoundation.org/2022/08/08/cptsd-and-family-glorious-painful-isolation/ The Foundation for Post-Traumatic Healing and Complex Trauma Research Thu, 30 Oct 2025 15:17:52 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Mari Stewart https://cptsdfoundation.org/2022/08/08/cptsd-and-family-glorious-painful-isolation/#comment-43895 Thu, 30 Oct 2025 15:17:52 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=243729#comment-43895 In reply to Eileen.

Dear Eileen –
May I beg you to consider one thought –
Our struggles can certainly be problematic, but though they influence us, and we act in ways to try to minimize their impact on ourselves, and others, they do not determine our value.
While we have problems (and I fully admit I do to), we are not ‘the Problem.’
:::hugs::: respectfully offered.
You’ve got this.

]]> By: Eileen https://cptsdfoundation.org/2022/08/08/cptsd-and-family-glorious-painful-isolation/#comment-43854 Wed, 29 Oct 2025 22:31:32 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=243729#comment-43854 Thanks so much for this essay. It’s so similar to what I am dealing with right now. I’ve been diagnosed with CPTSD since 2013. I had clinical depression and anxiety. I was in therapy for about 4 years after I was diagnosed and then took a few years off. But I started again about 3 years ago now. It’s a long story but I experience all the things you mentioned in the essay. It’s good to know those feelings aren’t abnormal. I am not in contact with a couple of my siblings and have limited contact with the rest. I am the problem, you see. Thanks for being available. Healing isn’t linear or even logical sometimes. So, one day at a time.

]]> By: Mari Stewart https://cptsdfoundation.org/2022/08/08/cptsd-and-family-glorious-painful-isolation/#comment-43853 Wed, 29 Oct 2025 21:46:11 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=243729#comment-43853 In reply to Noelle.

Dear Noelle –
:::Hugs::: respectfully offered.
Thank you so much for reading, and your comment. They always help me to know that these essays help folks.
You’re not alone.
Hang in there.

]]> By: Noelle https://cptsdfoundation.org/2022/08/08/cptsd-and-family-glorious-painful-isolation/#comment-43818 Wed, 29 Oct 2025 03:07:25 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=243729#comment-43818 You get it! You get it and I’m not sure whether to be happy or sad that I’ve found another who feels (or felt, been 3 years after all) the same way.

Thank you for sharing this. It means a lot.

]]> By: Elizabeth https://cptsdfoundation.org/2022/08/08/cptsd-and-family-glorious-painful-isolation/#comment-21868 Thu, 23 Nov 2023 04:44:22 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=243729#comment-21868 I relate to every word in this essay. Thank you for such an eloquent expression of what I also go through.

]]> By: Mari Stewart https://cptsdfoundation.org/2022/08/08/cptsd-and-family-glorious-painful-isolation/#comment-16748 Wed, 17 Aug 2022 13:01:58 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=243729#comment-16748 In reply to HumbleOne.

I can sympathize with your position. I have dealt with CPTSD since 1967. We’ve both been around a bit, seen a few things I suppose.
I’m curious that you came up with the word ‘victim’ as I never used it, nor implied it, in the post.

In my thoughts, we are all amazing, all survivors. Each day we persevere is a victory of the human spirit over adversity.

And, whatever loans us the strength or courage to persevere is an amazing resource, whether it be community, or faith, or a community of faith, or faith in a community.

I am happy you have found your source of comfort and strength.
Peace.

]]> By: Mari Stewart https://cptsdfoundation.org/2022/08/08/cptsd-and-family-glorious-painful-isolation/#comment-16747 Wed, 17 Aug 2022 12:49:07 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=243729#comment-16747 In reply to James.

Hi James. Welcome. Thank you for your kind reply. I always hope sharing my experiences helps someone. That is why I do it. :::Hugs::: respectfully offered. You got this.

]]> By: HumbleOne https://cptsdfoundation.org/2022/08/08/cptsd-and-family-glorious-painful-isolation/#comment-16738 Tue, 16 Aug 2022 17:01:28 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=243729#comment-16738 With all due respect, I am going to push back a bit. I have dealt with CPTSD since 1963 and its affect on my family. A key to success is this …. If you ask me if I am am a VICTIM, I will laugh at you. I am a freaking miracle who survived being strangled to death by my own mother and the damage to my cerebellum remains to this day (well documented).

Beware of those who champion victimhood. I will remain a miracle until the day I pass from this life to the next. You will NEVER find the word VICTIM in our holy scriptures. Each person that walks on this planet is a miracle.

]]> By: James https://cptsdfoundation.org/2022/08/08/cptsd-and-family-glorious-painful-isolation/#comment-16716 Sun, 14 Aug 2022 04:46:57 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=243729#comment-16716 Thank you for this. I appreciate the way you articulated those things. I am new to dealing with my issues and it is helpful.

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