by Natalie Rose | Sep 10, 2024 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD and Narcissistic Abuse, Emotional Flashbacks, Guest Contributor, Relationships, Symptoms of CPTSD
What type of abuser can break their victim enough to land her in an ambulance without even touching her? The psychological abuser. They walk like us, they talk like us, and they may even have pristine reputations in their communities. However, nothing can prepare a...
by Natalie Rose | Jul 31, 2024 | Betrayal, Building Resilience in Healing, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, EMDR, Guest Contributor, Healthy Relationships, Rejection, Relationships
As a woman, I struggled with female friendships growing up. I found many other girls and women notoriously catty, jealous, and downright mean. I liked being “one of the guys” with my guy friends, and I much preferred having a steady boyfriend over being part of a...
by Natalie Rose | Jul 16, 2024 | CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Guilt, Healing from Toxic Shame, Post Traumatic Growth, Religion and Trauma, Spirituality
As a trauma survivor with nowhere to turn, I did what so many desperate and lonely do: I sought Jesus. Having grown up in Texas, Christianity was the only belief system I knew, so I found the dusty Bible in the back of my closet and opened it. I was soon filled with...
by Natalie Rose | Jun 19, 2024 | Anger, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Emotional Flashbacks, Feeling Good Enough, Guest Contributor, Self Care, Self-Acceptance
The flashbacks were extra intense one night, and my internal anger was boiling over. As an adult, I have always lived alone, so my apartment was my little oasis (and also my torture chamber) where I could express my emotions without people noticing. Most of the...
by Natalie Rose | Jun 5, 2024 | Anger, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor
Writer’s Note: In this post, I discuss my experiences with psych medications. I am not against psych medications and tried many over the years. But for me, they did not resolve my symptoms and created more side effects since my issues were chronic and a result of...
