by Sylvie Rouhani | Jun 14, 2023 | Complex PTSD Healing, Core Beliefs, CPTSD, CPTSD and Inner Child Work, CPTSD and Narcissistic Abuse, Emotional Flashbacks, Guest Contributor, Self Care
Recently, during meditation, I heard a young inner part of me, loud and clear: “I am not allowed to be happy.” I had just received the publication date for The Blossoming Lotus, my up-coming poetry book. Instead of excitement, I felt suddenly depressed. ...
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...
