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Domestic Abuse: What Stops Victims from Leaving?

by Sylvie Rouhani | Jul 3, 2025 | CPTSD, Domestic Violence, Guest Contributor

“What stops victims from leaving?” It used to be called “domestic violence,” when, in fact, abuse isn’t always violent. Before any types of violent abuse occur, there have been months, if not years, of more subtle, but as destructive,...

Our Mental Health and Society

by Sylvie Rouhani | Jun 21, 2024 | Attachment Trauma, Borderline Personality Disorder, Childhood Sexual Abuse, CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Journaling, Mental Health Advocacy, Mental Health Awareness, Money & Healthcare

Mental health services in the UK have always been hard to access. In the past 5 years, they can no longer meet the increasing number of suffering individuals’ needs. The recurring question is, “Why are more people diagnosed with depression/ADHD/...

Sexual Assault Awareness Month 2024

by Sylvie Rouhani | May 31, 2024 | Complex PTSD Healing, Guest Contributor, Guilt, Journaling, Listening, Loneliness, Mental Health Advocacy, Mental Health Awareness, Sexual Abuse, Suicide Prevention, Symptoms of CPTSD

#SAAM – the Sexual Assault Awareness campaign was last month. I wish I could write such things as: “If you have experienced sexual assault or rape, please go to the Police, talk to someone, anyone who could help you through this.” Sadly, I...

My Experience in an Abusive Care Setting

by Sylvie Rouhani | Mar 1, 2024 | Borderline Personality Disorder, CPTSD, CPTSD and Narcissistic Abuse, CPTSD and Self-Harm, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Depression, Gaslighting, Nightmares, Recovery, Religion and Trauma

In 2014, following a chain of traumatic events, and a serious mental health crisis, I was introduced to a new scheme in Lewisham Borough (South East London – UK) for homeless individuals needing mental health support, while waiting for social accommodation...

A Dangerous Idea: “Bury Bad Thoughts to Boost Mental Health”

by Sylvie Rouhani | Dec 22, 2023 | ACEs, Brain Chemistry, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor

An article caught my eye, the other week, from The German Press Agency (GPA),” one of the world’s leading independent news agencies.” The headline reads: “Bury bad thoughts to boost mental health, Cambridge team suggests” Experts in...

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