by Rebekah Brown | May 7, 2021 | CPTSD and Narcissistic Abuse, Guest Contributor, Healing Self-Shame, Hypervigilance, Self-Acceptance
Hypervigilance: The state of being highly alert to potential danger or threat I sat on the floor practicing my trauma techniques as I rubbed my hands across the thick bedroom carpet. Grounding myself in the present, I took a deep breath. My eyes rested on a favorite...
by Mari Stewart | May 6, 2021 | CPTSD, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Guest Contributor
I still recall with almost crystal-like clarity the day my therapist first said I might have a form of PTSD. I found the idea to be ridiculous. I was so very normal. Nothing had ever happened to me. Nothing. As a matter of fact, that was one of the primary reasons I...
by Kinjal Kanani | May 5, 2021 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Guest Contributor
Me: I am going to have a heart attack! Let’s get the ECG done, or else it would be too late. My rational mind: No, it can’t be a heart attack. RELAX! Me: I’m unable to breathe, and my chest hurts. It’s definitely an attack. My rational mind: If so, gather courage and...
by Wendy Hoke | Apr 30, 2021 | CPTSD and Parenting, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Depression, Dissociation and CPTSD, Family Estrangement, Guest Contributor
Greatest myth of all time: “Children are resilient.” Wrong. Children are fragile. They break easily. My maternal grandfather broke me. I was 7 or 8 when the sexual abuse began. The psychic damage was extensive. I am now 58, and I am proof that having competent doctors...
by Randi | Apr 29, 2021 | Abandonment and CPTSD, Building Resilience in Healing, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD and Inner Child Work, CPTSD and Parenting, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Guest Contributor, Self-Acceptance
I was asked to write a post on my blog about life through my eyes. Although I welcome suggestions, this topic is probably the one that is hardest for me to write. I have written many posts about my struggles, but to describe what life feels like for me is incredibly...
by Belinda Pyle | Apr 22, 2021 | CPTSD and Inner Child Work, Guest Contributor
Things You Can Tell Your Children But Not Your Inner ChildAs a parent of four stepchildren and two biological ones, I wasn’t thrilled to find out I had yet another child to parent. The thought made me want to run to the nearest hospital and get an emergency...
