by Robyn Brickel | Jun 13, 2023 | Guest Contributor, Trauma, Trauma-Informed
Do you judge yourself? Do you judge others? Do you find yourself critically responding (out loud, or in your mind) with demeaning or derogatory statements when you have a thought or notice a feeling? Or when you see someone taking an action or having a dialogue with...
by Milena "Mila" Stankovic | Jun 9, 2023 | Caregiving, Guest Contributor, Mental Health Advocacy, Mental Health Professional
How to take care of yourself by still being supportive of a trauma survivor. When a partner, friend, or family member has complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) it can affect their loved ones. CPTSD isn’t easy to live with and it can take a heavy toll on...
by Benjamin Holthaus | Jun 9, 2023 | CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Suicide Prevention
TRIGGER WARNING: This blog discusses suicidal ideation Jumping right into it is my specialty, so I’ll do just that. I think that depression hits people with C-PTSD much differently than those without. There are days we find ourselves wishing everything...
by Julie Faruba | Jun 8, 2023 | CPTSD and Self-Harm, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Depression, Guest Contributor, Hope, Hypervigilance, Recovery, Substance Abuse, Suicide Prevention
Hello everyone! My name is Julie, and I am joining the CPTSD Foundation as a blog contributor. Allow me to introduce myself. I am first and foremost a writer. I write under the pen name Just Julie. I am also an entrepreneur, a mental health patient advocate, a human...
by Belinda Pyle | Jun 7, 2023 | Guest Contributor, Treatment for CPTSD
I was stuck. I was working hard with my trauma therapist, taking all my meds, had a wonderful weekly trauma support group, an amazing support system (thanks cuz), and was voraciously digging my way through all the latest and greatest CPTSD books. I was the...
by Elizabeth Woods | Jun 6, 2023 | Guest Contributor, Nightmares, Triggers
Nightmares can be terrifying and all-encompassing for an individual who has suffered child abuse. Nightmares are one of the symptoms of Complex PTSD. They can happen out of the blue without anything triggering them in our conscious brains. They just happen because our...
