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The Difference Between ‘Top-Down’ and ‘Bottom-Up’ Therapy, and Why It Matters

The Difference Between ‘Top-Down’ and ‘Bottom-Up’ Therapy, and Why It Matters

by Heidi Fischer | Aug 2, 2022 | CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Hypervigilance, Pyschotherapy, Trauma-Informed, Treatment for CPTSD, Triggers

This article was originally published on The Mighty. A few years ago, I was invited to attend a new support group for people diagnosed with complex trauma. I was (unsurprisingly) anxious about going, but hopeful it could help me. When I got there, I expected that...
Are You Hyper-Aware of Changing Moods?

Are You Hyper-Aware of Changing Moods?

by Heidi Fischer | Jul 20, 2022 | Complex PTSD Healing, Guest Contributor, Healing from Toxic Shame, Hypervigilance

Have you ever noticed that you are hyper-aware of other people’s changing moods? This awareness could be a trauma response. It could be that you haven’t always exactly known what you were experiencing, but you recognize that you can regularly detect when...
I Remember, I Remember When I Lost My Mind

I Remember, I Remember When I Lost My Mind

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...
“Because Horton Was Right” Hypervigilance: Spotting a Predator

“Because Horton Was Right” Hypervigilance: Spotting a Predator

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...
Back to Life. Back to…Reality?

Back to Life. Back to…Reality?

by Jamie Donmoyer | Apr 26, 2022 | ADHD, CPTSD and PTSD, Gaslighting, Guest Contributor, Hypervigilance

This article was previously posted on Medium.com *8/24/2021 Mental health, am I right? Reentering the “real world” after my brain shut down in June has been…interesting. They call it a partial hospitalization. I was home evenings and weekends, but my weekdays were...
This is Me, I Am Triggered

This is Me, I Am Triggered

by Heidi Fischer | Apr 22, 2022 | CPTSD, Emotional Flashbacks, Guest Contributor, Hypervigilance, Triggers

Trigger Warning   ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Time stops. My mind is now its’ own universe, everything else is foggy and distant. I feel too many emotions at once. They jumble...
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