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 Jesse Donahue | Oct 4, 2023 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor
Part 1 of 4 C-PTSD climbs into your soul, permeating the fibers that make up your humanity. No matter how smart you are, C-PTSD (PTSD with COMPLEX features) climbs into your soul, permeating the fibers that make up your humanity. Who are you? You are your thoughts,...
by LWK | Oct 3, 2023 | CPTSD, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor
Overthinking and getting stuck inside your own head. Do you find yourself ruminating on ruminations? Reflecting on reflections until you are stood in a hall of mirrors unable to tell what your original thought was? Staring at the ceiling gone midnight, pondering...
by Shirley Davis | Oct 2, 2023 | CPTSD, Isolation, Life Management Skills
Many people, including those who were successful, such as Abraham Lincoln and Michelangelo, have committed the crime of self-sabotage. Chronic self-sabotage leads to destructive outcomes in our personal lives and at work. Those who have complex post-traumatic stress...
by Susan Gold | Sep 28, 2023 | ACEs, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD
A cold sense of violence about to explode filled the airless kitchen. I paused and took a breath while gripping the tile beneath me with my small bare feet waiting for the eruption while plotting my exit. I felt my solar plexus tighten as my face went hot and time...
by Shravani Bojja | Sep 26, 2023 | CPTSD, Guest Contributor
Intersectionality was added to the Oxford Dictionary in 2015 with its importance increasingly being recognised in the world of women’s rights. The Oxford Dictionary defines intersectionality as “the interconnected nature of social categorisations such as race, class,...
