by Shirley Davis | Oct 30, 2023 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD and Self-Harm
***Trigger Warning*** This article includes an honest discussion about self-harming behavior. No triggering information is shared, but it is a topic that is highly triggering to some. Caution is advised. Self-harming behaviors leave lasting scars and often feelings of...
by Jesse Donahue | Oct 18, 2023 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor
Secrets we once thought we would have to take to our grave We need to seek out a safe environment to share our stories, to share our unexplained awful feelings, an environment that is altogether new to us. Perhaps even now, an environment we do not yet trust or...
by Shirley Davis | Oct 16, 2023 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, self sabotage
When in the throes of healing from complex trauma, survivors can get lost in all the memories and emotions. Whether or not we are in therapy, we are prone to self-sabotaging behaviors. Self-sabotage describes things people do that block their success and prevent them...
by Cyndi Bennett | Sep 21, 2023 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD, Workplace Trauma
Relationship-Building Tips for Trauma Survivors One of the defining characteristics of CPTSD is having difficulty creating and maintaining relationships. The relational nature of this type of trauma contributes to an inability or unwillingness to trust people. Given...
by Cyndi Bennett | Sep 14, 2023 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD, Workplace Trauma
How to step into your personal power I have heard people talking about stepping into their power, but I never understood what they were talking about until recently when I got a little curious and did some research. The first thing that went through my mind...
by Vicky Robson | Sep 12, 2023 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Mindfulness
Hi, I am Vicky a new guest writer with CPTSD Foundation.I understand first-hand how complex trauma can take your life from under your feet, causing adomino effect on your work, family life, and daily living.I have always been a creative person and even as a child, I...
