by Shirley Davis | Dec 24, 2018 | ACEs, Complex PTSD Healing
This series I have written for CPTSD Foundation has centered on how celebrating Christmas with our dysfunctional families when we were kids, was like living in hell. Thus, the title. We have examined truthfully, and perhaps painfully, the facts which made us so...
by Shirley Davis | Dec 23, 2018 | ACEs, Complex PTSD Healing
As Christmas approaches, most people who live with complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) find themselves engulfed with dread. December rolls around every year, and they find themselves in a sea of sadness, grief, and anger at a time many people feel jolly and...
by Shirley Davis | Dec 10, 2018 | Holiday Stress, Surviving the Holidays
The stresses we impose upon ourselves and our families at Christmas, unfortunately, have become a tradition. This month, we are going to offer you a series of articles on surviving the holidays. We will be covering such topics as how the holidays affect complex trauma...
by Shirley Davis | Dec 3, 2018 | ACEs, Complex PTSD Healing
In this set of articles posted in November, we have been exploring several topics related to Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). We have examined how ACEs change our brain structure, cause mental health issues and...
by Shirley Davis | Nov 23, 2018 | ACEs, Attachment Trauma
This month we have been discussing complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD/ c-PTSD/ Complex PTSD) and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). So far, we have explored the definitions of both, and some of the long-term consequences to the lives of children who...
