by Rebecca Donaldson | Dec 11, 2020 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, Dissociation and CPTSD
I startle easily, I’m hypersensitive, and I often feel as if I am floating above my body. I fluctuate between being here one moment and looking down on myself the next. Crying comes on randomly. Sometimes it happens because of a class lecture. Sometimes it’s nothing...
by Shirley Davis | Dec 7, 2020 | CPTSD, Seasonal Affective Disorder
Everyone experiences some version of the winter blues when they are caught inside and unable to move about as much as they would like because of the cold and snow. But some people experience a type of major depression that affects them in the fall and winter called...
by Shirley Davis | Nov 25, 2020 | CPTSD, Holiday Stress
Thanksgiving and Christmas time have once again descended upon us, bringing unique challenges for those who have experienced trauma. It doesn’t matter whether the trauma happened yesterday or decades in the past; it has a habit of coloring how we see the...
by Shirley Davis | Nov 23, 2020 | CPTSD
More often than people wish to think, folks go to mental health specialists and receive a misdiagnosis. This isn’t entirely the professional’s fault as they are bound to the diagnosis they choose by the symptoms and traits described in the Diagnostic and...
by Jess | Nov 20, 2020 | CPTSD, CPTSD and Narcissistic Abuse, Emotional Wellness, Healing from Toxic Shame, Healthy Relationships
Who has bad taste in romantic partners? I do! No matter how many times I think I’m choosing wisely… uh… I’m not. Plain and simple, I don’t know how to choose a good human for my significant other. Am I a chronic dater? Just taking whatever comes my way? Nope,...
by Shirley Davis | Nov 16, 2020 | CPTSD, CPTSD Research, Feeling Good Enough
Survivors who struggle with complex post-traumatic stress disorder often fight feelings of being inferior or not good enough. We focus so much on our downfalls and mistakes that we lose sight of the good things we do and the positive traits we bear. In this piece, we...
