by Cyndi Bennett | Jan 4, 2024 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Emotional Flashbacks, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD
Trauma survivors may face various challenges in the workplace due to the lasting effects of their traumatic experiences. One of the more disturbing and common challenges is flashbacks. Flashbacks 101 A flashback is a sudden and intense re-experiencing of a traumatic...
by Ramon Diaz | Jan 3, 2024 | CPTSD
I grew up like many of us believing that emotions are not essential to human functioning. My understanding as a young man was that emotions only would make me “weak” if I associated myself with them. Although not one person directly informed of my view of emotions,...
by Shirley Davis | Jan 2, 2024 | CPTSD, Holidays
Every year around this time, we all contemplate what our lives will be like in the new year. We set our expectations for ourselves with resolutions that may or may not be kept and hope for the best for ourselves and our families. What resolution have you set for...
by Cyndi Bennett | Dec 28, 2023 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Emotional Flashbacks, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD
How to recover from the aftermath of a flashback Last week, I wrote about how to manage flashbacks utilizing grounding techniques. While it is important to have the tools to help you work through a flashback, it is equally important to know how to work through the...
by LWK | Dec 27, 2023 | CPTSD, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor
Misdiagnosis of CPTSD is common. The lack of knowledge and understanding of CPTSD is huge. Worst of all, the unwillingness to help and support, within our Healthcare Systems, is heartbreaking. Misdiagnosis Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) is frequently...
by Roseanne Reilly | Dec 26, 2023 | Betrayal, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor
True story… I was living in a different country, and had one friend, and no family around me when I fully accepted that my marriage had gone past the point of rescue. I was deeply entrenched in the most vulnerable position I had ever been in my life, with the added...
