How to Explain Complex PTSD to Loved Ones
***Trigger Warning*** This guest post discusses specific, explicit, aspects of a personal trauma story. Please be kind to yourself as you read. Complex PTSD is a long-term condition caused by childhood abuse and trauma. A survivor is someone who was exposed to...Going No Contact with Your Family of Origin: Part 2
Living with the effects of complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) is challenging. Survivors who have CPTSD should not have to deal with harmful family members. Going no contact is a choice that few survivors choose. Going no contact is painful and changes...Family Estrangement: Going No Contact
People with complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) or living in other distress usually come from dysfunctional homes. These survivors have endured many traumas perpetrated by their family members, and after reaching adulthood, many of these grown children...