Comments on: CPTSD and a Lack of Self-Trust https://cptsdfoundation.org/2023/05/15/cptsd-and-a-lack-of-self-trust/ The Foundation for Post-Traumatic Healing and Complex Trauma Research Tue, 27 Jan 2026 12:29:24 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Daria https://cptsdfoundation.org/2023/05/15/cptsd-and-a-lack-of-self-trust/#comment-48386 Tue, 27 Jan 2026 12:29:24 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=247960#comment-48386 It would be so nice to find a therapist who can “listen” but so far the so-called “therapists” has made me suffer even more than some of the regular people. Being 100% confident that I have “this” or “that”, they started to “treat” me by imposing tons of stuff which later appeared to be harmful and destroying. They couldn’t guess that I had CPTSD and treated me against “OCD”, “rumination”, “lack of self-trust”, “depression”, “lack of self-esteem” etc., all of which turned out to be bullshit. What kind of system is it where the “patient” has to realize first that they have CPTSD to try to find the right “therapist”? Tell me, how am I supposed to “open up” to a therapist if there wasn’t anyone who could understand when I needed it the most? In the end, I’ve had to learn how to help myself. And it all started from the body rather than from endless and meaningless talks. Being deprived of any high-quality help, I had no other choice but to start to trust my inner self. And this inner part once told me: “Body. Start with the body, forget about thinking for a while”. And it helped. And this is how my self-trust has started to built. Paradoxically, the lack of external help has opened up resources within me.

]]> By: Michelle https://cptsdfoundation.org/2023/05/15/cptsd-and-a-lack-of-self-trust/#comment-26255 Sat, 29 Jun 2024 16:18:37 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=247960#comment-26255 I have been learning about my CPTSD and all of the ways it has affected me and this article explains it the best. It is explained in a way that is the closest to how I feel. I believe that this is an article I can share with others to help them understand me.

]]> By: Charlotte https://cptsdfoundation.org/2023/05/15/cptsd-and-a-lack-of-self-trust/#comment-26200 Tue, 25 Jun 2024 13:32:15 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=247960#comment-26200 The sentence “You are a wounded soul mistreated by those who should have been trustworthy but were not.” gives me great relief.

Thank you.

]]> By: Soul https://cptsdfoundation.org/2023/05/15/cptsd-and-a-lack-of-self-trust/#comment-18686 Wed, 17 May 2023 02:09:29 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=247960#comment-18686 Beautiful article!

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