by Bonni Benton | Jun 18, 2024 | Brain Chemistry, CPTSD and PTSD, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor
Part 2 of 4: I was being future faked In support groups for narcissistic abuse, a word that comes up often is servitude. It took tremendous logistical energy to be with my partner: in a year and a half, he stayed at my place twice. Otherwise, I was covertly expected...
by Susan Pollard | Jun 17, 2024 | CPTSD, Dissociation and CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Mental Health Professional
What is Dissociation? Dissociation runs on a continuum from road hypnosis, daydreaming and losing yourself in a good book to Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and then to the extreme of Dissociative Identity Disorder. The experience is normal when you are lost in...
by Elizabeth Woods | Jun 14, 2024 | ACEs, CPTSD, Emotional Flashbacks, Guest Contributor, Nightmares
My name is Elizabeth, and I am a survivor of child abuse and horrific trauma. I feel there is a need for our society to hear about how survivors break away from trauma and lead their lives after child abuse. This is an area that is very personal and unique to all of...
by Tonia Cordi | Jun 13, 2024 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor, Mindfulness
Repeated challenging experiences make us vulnerable to losing connection with ourselves, others, and the world. This disconnection can be repaired, healed, and transformed by taking the time to go within and begin to peel apart the stories and beliefs we carry. Where...
by Bonni Benton | Jun 11, 2024 | Brain Chemistry, CPTSD and PTSD, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor
Part 1 of 4: I am a big believer in personal responsibility. I’m the first to tell you that I struggle with c-PTSD daily from multiple assaults and a strange cultish upbringing. I manage it through therapy, medication, art, movement, prayer, and joy. Although I...
by Adina Lynn LeCompte | Jun 10, 2024 | 12 Step Programs, Addiction, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Guest Contributor, Healing from Toxic Shame, Recovery, Self-Acceptance, Sexual Abuse, Shame, Sobriety, Substance Abuse
The imagined scene fades in: silhouette and shadow, sepia and blue-black charcoal. Fading dusk bleeds its final hint of burnt sienna. The rhythmic slap and skip-step of a single figure jumping rope. Those turning the rope and their haunting sing-song chant are just...
