by Ramon Diaz | Mar 29, 2022 | Brain Chemistry, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor
Many of my patients share stories where they have suffered years and years of trauma, abuse, and emotional neglect. The courage to share their stories is incredible. What some people have gone through is indescribable. I am often reacting the same way when I hear...
by Shirley Davis | Mar 28, 2022 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Trauma-Informed
Trauma is all around us, with most of it being dealt with just fine by the person having experienced it. However, some trauma is not so easy to shake, and it can mean life-altering changes that affect people all their lives if there is no intervention. Practitioners...
by Cyndi Bennett | Mar 23, 2022 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD, What is CPTSD
In the first article in this series, I introduced you to my experience with suddenly having to manage the effects of CPTSD in the workplace. Today, I would like us to explore the symptoms of CPTSD, as they are classified in the World Health Organization (WHO)...
by Kelly Palmer | Mar 22, 2022 | CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor, Pain
On bad days, I don’t know where the anxiety stops and the chronic pain begins. The tightening in my chest could be a warning of a panic attack or of a fibromyalgia flare that will spread across my chest, down my arms, and into my hands, rendering me unable to write —...
by Shirley Davis | Mar 21, 2022 | CPTSD, Mindfulness, PTSD, Pyschotherapy
Complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) is a common disorder altering the lives of millions of people. Yet, there is little training available for survivors or practitioners. This article will explain what CPTSD is, the difference between post-traumatic stress...
by Lee Frost | Mar 17, 2022 | CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Pain
As I sit here with several benign tumors that are causing constant pain, I realize how chronic medical problems have followed me throughout life. I was always the sickly, hand-shy kid. Pain and odd ailments punctuate every major inflection point, like a divorce...
by Cyndi Bennett | Mar 16, 2022 | Attachment Trauma, Building Resilience in Healing, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD, Post Traumatic Growth
With the advent of working from home during COVID, we have all seen and chuckled at the videos going around of people either not being on mute and wishing they were, or people being on mute and wondering why people were not listening to them. Now, there is the double...
by Ramon Diaz | Mar 15, 2022 | Combat Trauma, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor
Media in many instances, in the US, has a way of capturing news that grabs the attention of its viewers. The headlines must immediately grab you or the news story may not be worth watching, for some. In the 21st century, the issues revolving around the border...
by Shirley Davis | Mar 14, 2022 | Trauma, Trauma-Informed
Many people are ill-informed or know nothing about mental health disorders, including complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) and how it affects those around them. There are hundreds if not thousands of mental health challenges, and unfortunately, the stigma...
by Rebekah Brown | Mar 10, 2022 | Abandonment and CPTSD, Anxiety, Attachment Trauma, Building Resilience in Healing, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Emotional Wellness
I stood in the hallway and stared at the black and white tiled floors. On the other side of the emergency room doors, my mother’s screeches were louder than the PA system. “Let me go! I don’t want to be here. It’s their fault!” Screaming at the top of her...
