by Gemma Jones | Jun 23, 2021 | Abandonment and CPTSD, Attachment Trauma, Building Resilience in Healing, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Guest Contributor
Windy days that escape my reality to a world of internal intrigue and outside disassociation that will be forever in my psyche. Do I want to leave this world behind I do not really know as it has been my world for such an exceptionally long and the little girl in me...
by Mari Stewart | Jun 11, 2021 | ACEs, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Guest Contributor
There is no word to describe the feeling. I tried time after time to define this knot of emotions. It is a task that is beyond my ability. I cannot find a singular word that describes the feeling. I keep looking but, for the moment I carry this undefined weight with...
by Kinjal Kanani | May 27, 2021 | CPTSD, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Emotional Wellness
My husband found me sobbing in a corner with a medication strip in my hand. It was a normal day until… There was some minor setback at the workplace, and my anxiety started controlling me. I created thousands of negative consequences and cried inconsolably. My...
by Jeff Spiteri | May 26, 2021 | ACEs, Childhood Sexual Abuse, CPTSD and Inner Child Work, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Family Estrangement, Guest Contributor, Healthy Relationships, Men's Mental Health
We always have choices, sometimes the choice to make a change or take on a quest or journey can be the scariest decision of all. But it is when we leave behind what is familiar that we make space to see with a perspective where we were. While the journey itself can...
by Jeff Spiteri | May 20, 2021 | CPTSD, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Guest Contributor
Part 1 – The Bridge Within The past 11 years of my life have been dedicated to resolving a mountain of childhood experiences that have had a stranglehold on the way I’ve experienced and shown up in the world. As a kid in my late teens I left home after...
by Danielle Renee Murphy | May 18, 2021 | CPTSD, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Guest Contributor
Where was I on this date six years ago? No matter how many times I have tried to blur out the dates of March 27th – March 30th in my mind, the little tiny reminders build and build until the tears trickle down my cheeks. On this day, six long years ago, I woke up in...
