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When a Victim Doesn’t Know She’s a Victim: Survivor’s Guilt, the “Fawn” Response, Trauma Bonds, and Setting Boundaries

When a Victim Doesn’t Know She’s a Victim: Survivor’s Guilt, the “Fawn” Response, Trauma Bonds, and Setting Boundaries

by | Nov 8, 2024 | Boundaries, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Healing Self-Shame

“I can’t forgive myself.”  Daily, I uttered this phrase.  When I said it, my loved ones were concerned. “But what do you need to forgive yourself for?” They’d ask, perplexed. For them, there was nothing I’d done that needed forgiving.   The voice in my head screamed,...
Recognizing the Signs of Toxic Relationships: A Guide to Self-Awareness

Recognizing the Signs of Toxic Relationships: A Guide to Self-Awareness

by | Jul 23, 2024 | Boundaries, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, CPTSD Partner Support, Dr. Jamie Huysman, Emotional Wellness, Gaslighting, Guest Contributor, TAR ANON, TAR Network, TAR Tales

Have you ever woken up on a sunny day only to realize by mid-afternoon that the sky had darkened and heavy clouds were threatening rain? You might have had no idea when the sun had ducked behind a cloud or when the day had darkened. That’s what toxic relationships are...
Safe Place

Safe Place

by | May 27, 2024 | Boundaries, Building Resilience in Healing, Complex PTSD Healing, Core Beliefs, CPTSD and Narcissistic Abuse, CPTSD and PTSD, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Expressive Writing, Guest Contributor, Healing Codependency, Healing from Toxic Shame, Healing Self-Shame, Healthy Relationships, Life Management Skills, Nature, Pyschotherapy, Recovery, Self Care, self trust, Self-Acceptance

I have a wonderful therapist.  It’s not your usual “talk therapy,” though. We do talk, and I have come to trust him implicitly. He has helped me heal from PTSD and complex relational trauma, and the transformation since I began working with him far exceeds phenomenal....