by Maria Anna van Driel | May 18, 2022 | Addiction, CPTSD, Guest Contributor
ADHD, PTSD, CPTSD, and Narcissism. Although these conditions are different, they all have one thing in common and that is ‘masking’ aka social camouflaging. Masking, first used to describe the act of concealing disgust by Ekman (1972) and Friesen (1969), is a...
by Maria Anna van Driel | Mar 9, 2022 | Anxiety, CPTSD, First Responders and CPTSD, Guest Contributor
Scenario: You find yourself in a private or business situation where mental and/or physical abuse is the order of the day for a very, very long time. It took you a while but slowly awareness is rising with you that this situation is far from being normal and healthy....
by Maria Anna van Driel | Feb 16, 2022 | CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor, PTSD
Even though one of the most revealing discoveries researchers in Complex PTSD have found is that emotional neglect can be as damaging as domestic violence, our advanced society should equip itself with the necessary knowledge in distinguishing PTSD and CPTSD in order...
by Maria Anna van Driel | Jan 5, 2022 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor, PTSD
The power of meta-cognition You have no clue when or how but, somehow you have slid into this odd air bubble filled with millions and millions of thoughts still, a deafening silence is what you hear when focusing on these thoughts. Dozens of familiar and uncontrolled...
