by Shirley Davis | Sep 18, 2023 | Suicide Prevention
***TRIGGER WARNING*** This article will tackle active suicide and may not be suitable for sensitive audiences. Most of us recognize suicide as being something someone does to themselves to end their life. However, there is another type of suicide,...
by Shirley Davis | Sep 11, 2023 | Suicide Prevention, Trauma
***TRIGGER WARNING*** This article will tackle active suicide and may not be suitable for sensitive audiences. September is Suicide Prevention Month. This article, which is part of a series, focuses on suicide and suicidal ideations. Everyone is vulnerable to suicidal...
by Shirley Davis | Sep 4, 2023 | Complex PTSD Healing, Suicide Prevention
****Trigger Warning**** This article talks about suicide and suicidal ideation, which may not be suitable for all people. Reader caution is advised. The trauma response causes people not to think but to react emotionally and can be the catalyst for many mental health...
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 Shirley Davis | Jan 23, 2023 | Addiction, CPTSD, Mental Health Advocacy, Suicide Prevention
Suicide has become prevalent in the United States, with men dying nearly twice as often as women. One of the greatest causes of suicide among men is society’s damage to their self-esteem. This article will focus on enhancing the self-esteem of men to prevent...