by Heidi Fischer | Jun 7, 2022 | CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Post Traumatic Growth
This article was originally published on The Mighty in April 2021. A few years ago, I admitted myself to get some inpatient support for my mental health. If you aren’t aware, part of that process tends to involve multiple lengthy interviews, commonly undertaken by...
by Crazy Kevin | Jun 6, 2022 | Anxiety, CPTSD and PTSD, Emotional Flashbacks, First Responders and CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Hypervigilance, Men's Mental Health
Going home was all a blur. I came home way too early. My wife was there and thought I had taken the rest of the day off. Not knowing she would be seeing a lot more of me from then on… First of all, telling my wife was very hard. How do you explain to someone who...
by Shravani Bojja | Jun 3, 2022 | Anxiety, CPTSD, CPTSD and Parenting, Guest Contributor
The word ‘Trauma’ was an alien concept to me until 3 years back. I definitely had this word in my vocabulary since I am a voracious reader, but I associated this with accident victims like my dad. The concept that what I went through in my childhood and teenage years...
by Jamie Donmoyer | May 31, 2022 | Guest Contributor, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Self Care, Uncategorized
This article was previously posted on Medium.com 9/6/2021* Sunday, August 15th 2021. It has been two days since my first EMDR session. Two days since the flashback that caused immediate fear instead of anger (progress!). Two days of aftershocks and focusing on the...
by Roger Reynolds | May 26, 2022 | CPTSD Survivor Stories, Dissociation and CPTSD, Domestic Violence, Guest Contributor
(content warning: spanking, physical violence, blood) Which word? Violence or abuse is semantics, a distinction without a difference. Which word to use is not the most important consideration. If you have lived with No Contact Physical Violence/Abuse, what is most...
by Jamie Donmoyer | May 25, 2022 | CPTSD, Emotional Flashbacks, Guest Contributor, Hypervigilance, Narcissistic Personality Disorder
TRIGGER WARNING: This article discusses sexually illicit behavior. ___________________________________________________________ Excerpt from “GETTING HELP DAY 22 (8–5–21) ‘Because Horton Was Right’” posted on Medium.com 8/5/2021 Prologue: In July 2021...
