by Terry Baranski | Jun 22, 2023 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor, Hypervigilance
Introduction One of the banes of our culture’s psychiatric ideology is its tendency to pathologize mental health difficulties as “disorders” and “diseases”, both of which imply that there’s something wrong with a person that needs to be fixed. This often leads someone...
by Eric Zuniga | Jun 20, 2023 | CPTSD, Grief, Guest Contributor
It is a beautiful spring day, and all I want to do is pray. In my quirky way, I sat on the couch where the cushions did slouch. I then unzipped my drawing pouch. With my assortment of pencils, markers, and such, I started sketching an image of guess who? It was you! I...
by Shirley Davis | Jun 19, 2023 | ACEs, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, LGBTQ, LGBTQ and Complex Trauma Healing
With all the trauma the LGBTQIA+ community faces nowadays, we must discuss how complex trauma from your past has shaped who you are today. No, I don’t mean that childhood trauma caused you to be gay; you were born that way. However, there are many ways that...
by Wendy Hoke | Jun 16, 2023 | ACEs, CPTSD, Guest Contributor
TRIGGER WARNING: This blog discusses sexual abuse 2022 was chock-full of 20-year anniversaries for me. I was diagnosed with PTSD 20 years ago. Several terrifying events happened 20 years ago. And I began experiencing dissociative amnesia 20 years ago. Thankfully, all...
by Sylvie Rouhani | Jun 14, 2023 | Complex PTSD Healing, Core Beliefs, CPTSD, CPTSD and Inner Child Work, CPTSD and Narcissistic Abuse, Emotional Flashbacks, Guest Contributor, Self Care
Recently, during meditation, I heard a young inner part of me, loud and clear: “I am not allowed to be happy.” I had just received the publication date for The Blossoming Lotus, my up-coming poetry book. Instead of excitement, I felt suddenly depressed. ...
by Shirley Davis | Jun 12, 2023 | CPTSD, LGBTQ, Shame
June is Pride month, and CPTSD Foundation wants to acknowledge and celebrate our LBGTQ+ neighbors and friends. We will start with an article about how shame impacts lives in the LGBTQ+ community. Shame is an emotion everyone feels sometime in their lives. This intense...
