by Crazy Kevin | Jul 5, 2022 | Anxiety, CPTSD, Depression, Emotional Flashbacks, First Responders and CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Men's Mental Health, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD
Emotions, losing control, not being yourself. I kept feeling like it was something I did. Something I could undo or fix so everything would turn out alright. Unfortunately, things kept getting worse… In the first week, no one knew what was wrong. The only thing...
by Shirley Davis | Jun 27, 2022 | Anxiety, Childhood Sexual Abuse, CPTSD
Growing up in a dysfunctional home, many who have developed complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) did not have the emotional or physical support they needed from their parents. Often, as children, survivors were left with an internal and eternal feeling of...
by Crazy Kevin | Jun 22, 2022 | Anxiety, CPTSD and PTSD, Depression, Emotional Flashbacks, First Responders and CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Men's Mental Health, Symptoms of CPTSD
When you’re at work you don’t want to appear weak. You don’t want to get the feeling everyone sees you as a victim. But that’s what happened to me. I broke down in the middle of the police station. I broke down in front of colleagues, I broke...
by Sylvie Rouhani | Jun 21, 2022 | ACEs, Anxiety, Childhood Sexual Abuse, CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Living with Disabilities, Trauma-Informed
There is a lot of information on how being unemployed often triggers depression and anxiety. Obviously, this is accurate, however, there isn’t much to help those whose mental illnesses stop them from working. Unfortunately, these individuals are referred to as...
by Crazy Kevin | Jun 6, 2022 | Anxiety, CPTSD and PTSD, Emotional Flashbacks, First Responders and CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Hypervigilance, Men's Mental Health
Going home was all a blur. I came home way too early. My wife was there and thought I had taken the rest of the day off. Not knowing she would be seeing a lot more of me from then on… First of all, telling my wife was very hard. How do you explain to someone who...
