by Heidi Fischer | Jul 5, 2022 | Complex PTSD Healing, Guest Contributor
This article was originally published on The Mighty. “Ted Lasso” is not a TV show that I would have chosen to watch on my own. In fact, until it was recommended to me, I somehow hadn’t even heard of it. It’s the stuff of delicious irony that I know myself well enough...
by Rebekah Brown | Jun 30, 2022 | Attachment Trauma, Boundaries, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, Emotional Wellness, Family Estrangement, Guest Contributor, Relationships, Trauma
How A Trauma Bond is Formed Scaly grey snake heads with the dead black eyes of a reptile weaved back and forth. Bright red tongues darted to and fro. They covered the Uhaul. I couldn’t look away. Out on my daily walk with Tiny, the chihuahua, I pulled my wheelchair...
by Shirley Davis | Jun 20, 2022 | Anger, Complex PTSD Healing, Grief
Anger and grief are two strong emotions that often accompany one another. All humans feel anger and grief, but survivors of childhood trauma seem to experience it throughout their adult lives. If left untreated, such strong emotions, if left unexpressed, endanger...
by Heidi Fischer | Jun 15, 2022 | Complex PTSD Healing, Depression, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor
This post was originally published on The Mighty. Congratulations on starting your dream job, for making a new friend, or for finally perfecting home-baked bread! You are amazing! Yes, cheers are in order! After all… You do feel happy…*shifty eyes*…*ominous...
by Sunny Lynn, OMC | Jun 7, 2022 | Abandonment and CPTSD, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD and Inner Child Work, CPTSD and Narcissistic Abuse, Dissociation and CPTSD, Emotional Flashbacks, First Responders and CPTSD, Pain, Post Traumatic Growth, Recovery, Self Care, Self-Acceptance, The Brain and CPTSD, Trauma-Informed, Treatment for CPTSD, What is CPTSD
Complex trauma is an amalgamation of long-term abuse and neglect, and therefore when trying to understand a traumatic past from an adult perspective it reveals itself as a confusing mosaic of multi-layered events, scattered along our timeline from the non-verbal stage...
