by Kinjal Kanani | Apr 21, 2021 | Anxiety, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Guest Contributor
I have a secret! But before I reveal it, I want to tell you something about myself. My loved ones come to me when they are in a jam. I am their official go-to person for all kinds of problems. They praise me for my poise under challenging situations. Some people even...
by Shirley Davis | Apr 19, 2021 | Childhood Sexual Abuse, CPTSD
This April we have been focused on childhood sexual abuse (CSA), a crime that can cause long-term harm even as the child grows into adulthood. 1in 4 women and 1 in 6 men alive in the United States today were molested sexually before the age of 18. This means there are...
by Belinda Pyle | Apr 16, 2021 | CPTSD Survivor Stories, Guest Contributor
CPTSD is caused by relationships with bad people, but how do we, as adults, separate the good from the bad. I’m at that point where I’m learning about myself and barely trust myself so the idea of trusting others is a bit too much. So, right now, the only new “people”...
by Rebekah Brown | Apr 15, 2021 | Abandonment and CPTSD, Attachment Trauma, Complex PTSD Healing, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor, Healthy Relationships
The Friend of Love My best friend is moving away. She’d been dropping hints for months, but I decided to retreat behind a wall of denial and hope for the best. The best was not to be. Ellen is moving, and there isn’t anything I can do about it. We had our share of...
by Shirley Davis | Apr 12, 2021 | Childhood Sexual Abuse, COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has been brutal on us all. Rising depression and anxiety plague our world more than any time in recent history, and it is not only adults who are affected. Children have been home from school living with adults who are out of work, out of money,...
by Rebekah Brown | Apr 9, 2021 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, Emotional Flashbacks, Emotional Wellness, The Brain and CPTSD, Treatment for CPTSD
The desert of the Southwestern United States has a strange, stark beauty all its own. Gorgeous sunsets, rock formations and deep canyons accented with spiky cactus resemble another world. If you grew up back east like I did, your previous experience with plant life...
by Gemma Jones | Apr 8, 2021 | CPTSD Poetry, Guest Contributor
The Wind always feels so free to me I wonder daily about life and its peculiarities, the sense of unfulfillment versus stability. The deep-seated longing but not knowing what it is or where it comes from. Is it a culmination of reality versus subconscious or simply...
by Rebekah Brown | Apr 7, 2021 | Attachment Trauma, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD and Narcissistic Abuse, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Feeling Good Enough, Outer Critic, Self-Acceptance
First grade was the first time in my life I felt understood. I loved everything about school. The snacks, the smell of mimeographed worksheets, learning how to read and write, the playground, and most of all, I loved my teacher Mrs. King. She was the first adult I had...
by Shirley Davis | Apr 5, 2021 | Childhood Sexual Abuse, CPTSD Research
***Trigger Warning: this article will address childhood sexual abuse and may not be suitable for all audiences.*** As our readers know by now, CPTSD Foundation is not afraid to tackle tough subjects that have for too long been considered taboo. This month’s articles...
by Roseanne Reilly | Apr 2, 2021 | Building Resilience in Healing, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD and Inner Child Work, Emotional Wellness, Post Traumatic Growth
Become a Student of Healing and Build Reliable Resources to Navigate life with Trauma In case you missed Part I of this II-part series, click here. Over time you developed survival resources to help you cope and protect yourself when you were over-exposed to trauma...
