by Shirley Davis | Nov 13, 2023 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, Self Care
***Trigger Warning*** This article includes an honest discussion about self-harming behavior, a topic that is highly triggering to some. Caution is advised. Self-harm is something people do when they are so overwhelmed by emotions that they do not know what to do....
by Cyndi Bennett | Nov 9, 2023 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD, Workplace Trauma
If you have Complex PTSD and are looking at the picture above with horror and anxiety, you are in the right place. Being in the type of environment shown above strikes fear in the hearts of most trauma survivors. I know I couldn’t work in that type of workspace. The...
by Shirley Davis | Nov 6, 2023 | Complex PTSD Healing
One of the worst symptoms of complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) must be the inability to experience and maintain self-regulation. This article will focus on what self-regulation is and how to obtain it. The window of tolerance will also be discussed to...
by Cyndi Bennett | Nov 2, 2023 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD
Trauma survivors come from all walks of life. Some struggle to maintain consistent employment, while others excel at work, like overachievers. Why do some people struggle while others excel? That is what we are going to explore today. What is an overachiever? The...
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...
