by Shirley Davis | Aug 3, 2020 | CPTSD, CPTSD Research
For those of us who have sought treatment for the symptoms of complex post-traumatic stress disorder, here at CPTSD Foundation, know how difficult it is to find a therapist trained to treat us. In fact, in the United States, finding a therapist specifically for CPTSD...
by Nikky Perry | Jul 30, 2020 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, Symptoms of CPTSD
So much of the suffering in our world can be prevented and healed through education. Through my training with IFS Institute as an IFS Informed Coach, my work in becoming a certified coach, and my own experience getting past Complex-PTSD, I’ve learned that anxiety and...
by Shirley Davis | Jul 27, 2020 | CPTSD and Inner Child Work
Human children are born without any means to defend themselves or face the world. Children are totally dependent upon their parents for love, acceptance, and shelter. Sometimes parents fail to provide the emotional, psychological, and physical shelter required for...
by Alice Kenny | Jul 23, 2020 | ACEs, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD Survivor Stories
As a child, I lived in dread that something would set my mother off and she’d fly into a violent rage, unleashing a torrent of abuse. I was physically abused by my mother, but I considered the beatings tolerable. It was the psychological abuse she inflicted that...
by Shirley Davis | Jul 20, 2020 | CPTSD, CPTSD and Inner Child Work, CPTSD Research
So far, in this series on the inner child, we have discussed inner children, and how, when they are wounded, they can affect adult life. We learned that every person has an inner child that is part of our psyche, that is a childish self, inside all of us. There is a...
by Sarah Covert | Jul 16, 2020 | CPTSD
Lately, I have been having a hard time sleeping. I have always struggled with sleep; falling asleep and staying asleep are both difficult. Once it starts getting dark, I start getting anxious. I watch the windows and am too aware that it’s dark outside and dark =...
by Shirley Davis | Jul 13, 2020 | CPTSD and Inner Child Work, CPTSD Research
Inner children are parts of all our psyche that remains full of innocence, awe, and wonder. When our inner child is healthy, and we are connected with them, we tend to be invigorated, inspired, and excited. However, what happens when our inner child is wounded from...
by Robyn Brickel | Jul 9, 2020 | CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Mindfulness
As a result of living through the recent COVID-19 global pandemic, we will all have lived through trauma. Some will register this as adding to their trauma history. This could mean that every child and adult now has at least one point on the ACE score. Everyone needs...
by Shirley Davis | Jul 6, 2020 | CPTSD and Inner Child Work, CPTSD Research
There is much psychiatry does not understand about how our psyche works. Indeed, because psychiatric symptoms are mostly self-reported, there is little evidence that mental disorders exist. However, all humans recognize in themselves the urges and responses they seem...
by Shirley Davis | Jun 29, 2020 | CPTSD and Narcissistic Abuse, CPTSD Research
Narcissistic abuse of children is extremely harmful to their mental and physical health. These kids grow up with mixed messages about who they are and suffer other consequences from never feeling they belong. This piece will focus on the trauma bond and the healing...
