by Wendy Hoke | Apr 28, 2023 | Artificial Intelligence, Dissociation and CPTSD, Guest Contributor
I’m a professional writer, a ghostwriter. The current buzz creating controversy in writer circles is ChatGPT, artificial intelligence. It’s an amazing tool, but it does have weaknesses. Occasionally, I write for myself. I do this with increasing frequency as I get...
by Wendy Hoke | Jun 28, 2021 | CPTSD, Dissociation and CPTSD, Guest Contributor
“I tried my insurance, Kaiser Permanente, for therapy. They assigned me to an intern because I wasn’t suicidal. He diagnosed me with PTSD on the first appointment. But on the second appointment, I told him something that happened to me the previous week. He was...
by Wendy Hoke | Apr 30, 2021 | CPTSD and Parenting, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Depression, Dissociation and CPTSD, Family Estrangement, Guest Contributor
Greatest myth of all time: “Children are resilient.” Wrong. Children are fragile. They break easily. My maternal grandfather broke me. I was 7 or 8 when the sexual abuse began. The psychic damage was extensive. I am now 58, and I am proof that having competent doctors...