by Adina Lynn LeCompte | Jun 10, 2024 | 12 Step Programs, Addiction, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Guest Contributor, Healing from Toxic Shame, Recovery, Self-Acceptance, Sexual Abuse, Shame, Sobriety, Substance Abuse
The imagined scene fades in: silhouette and shadow, sepia and blue-black charcoal. Fading dusk bleeds its final hint of burnt sienna. The rhythmic slap and skip-step of a single figure jumping rope. Those turning the rope and their haunting sing-song chant are just...
by Adina Lynn LeCompte | May 27, 2024 | Boundaries, Building Resilience in Healing, Complex PTSD Healing, Core Beliefs, CPTSD and Narcissistic Abuse, CPTSD and PTSD, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Expressive Writing, Guest Contributor, Healing Codependency, Healing from Toxic Shame, Healing Self-Shame, Healthy Relationships, Life Management Skills, Nature, Pyschotherapy, Recovery, Self Care, self trust, Self-Acceptance
I have a wonderful therapist. It’s not your usual “talk therapy,” though. We do talk, and I have come to trust him implicitly. He has helped me heal from PTSD and complex relational trauma, and the transformation since I began working with him far exceeds phenomenal....
by Jesse Donahue | May 9, 2024 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor
From where do I come, and what do my own eyes see, and perceive in my world? Let us be clear: it is a personal choice for individuals to awaken from their societal slumber and commit to doing the right thing, a decision made consciously to become a better person....
by Sylvie Rouhani | Mar 1, 2024 | Borderline Personality Disorder, CPTSD, CPTSD and Narcissistic Abuse, CPTSD and Self-Harm, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Depression, Gaslighting, Nightmares, Recovery, Religion and Trauma
In 2014, following a chain of traumatic events, and a serious mental health crisis, I was introduced to a new scheme in Lewisham Borough (South East London – UK) for homeless individuals needing mental health support, while waiting for social accommodation...
by Cyndi Bennett | Oct 5, 2023 | CPTSD, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Sexual Abuse, Trauma
***Trigger Warning*** This article will discuss healing from sexual abuse, which may trigger some people. Please proceed with caution and respect your nervous system. I was speaking to a friend of mine, who is a fellow sexual abuse survivor, about the process of...
by LWK | Sep 8, 2023 | CPTSD and PTSD, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Guest Contributor
Many people in the UK and other countries have little understanding of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) outside of veterans. Even more, people have absolutely no knowledge of Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD) A.K.A Complex Trauma. Those who have...
