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Where My Crazy Started

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...

I Remember, I Remember When I Lost My Mind

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...

Applying the 12-Steps to C-PTSD

by Maxine Beecroft | May 4, 2022 | 12 Step Programs, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor

When used in conjunction with other treatments like therapy and/or medication, 12-Step programs can be a useful part of C-PTSD recovery. The 12-Steps are taught at group meetings and run in a program format known as a 12-Step program. The 12-Step working model states...

Back to Life. Back to…Reality?

by Jamie Donmoyer | Apr 26, 2022 | ADHD, CPTSD and PTSD, Gaslighting, Guest Contributor, Hypervigilance

This article was previously posted on Medium.com *8/24/2021 Mental health, am I right? Reentering the “real world” after my brain shut down in June has been…interesting. They call it a partial hospitalization. I was home evenings and weekends, but my weekdays were...

Intentional Community, Social Support, and Healing from Trauma

by Elizabeth Bowman | Apr 12, 2022 | CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor, Sexual Abuse

Healing after complex trauma is not linear. It is not a smooth path with clear milestones every so often to let you know you are making progress. Healing after complex trauma looks different for all of us. After over 16 years since my exploitation and drug addiction,...

Managing CPTSD Symptoms in the Workplace – Part 2

by Cyndi Bennett | Apr 6, 2022 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD, Trauma

In the previous article in this series, we reviewed the World Health Organization’s (WHO) definition of CPTSD, explored the CPTSD-specific symptoms, and how those symptoms show up in the workplace. In this article, we will continue our exploration of the symptoms,...

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