by Shirley Davis | Dec 31, 2018 | ACEs, Complex PTSD Healing, Grief, Holiday Stress, Surviving the Holidays, Uncategorized
December was very trying for those of us living with complex post-traumatic stress disorder. We may have endured visiting relatives who lived up to our expectations of being highly triggering, which may have left us feeling exhausted. We may have been quick to put...
by Shirley Davis | Dec 24, 2018 | ACEs, Complex PTSD Healing, Uncategorized
This series I have written for CPTSD Foundation has centered on how celebrating Christmas with our dysfunctional families when we were kids, was like living in hell. Thus, the title. We have examined truthfully, and perhaps painfully, the facts which made us so...
by Shirley Davis | Dec 23, 2018 | ACEs, Complex PTSD Healing, Uncategorized
As Christmas approaches, most people who live with complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) find themselves engulfed with dread. December rolls around every year, and they find themselves in a sea of sadness, grief, and anger at a time many people feel jolly and...
by Shirley Davis | Aug 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
Shirley J. Davis I’m a survivor, that’s what I do I did not give up then I do not give up now I will battle to my last breath Fighting long-held lies with the truth I am scared I am battle worn And I admit, I’m exhausted Yet, I keep fighting on I’ve been through...
by Shirley Davis | Aug 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
Shirley J. Davis There can be no argument that surviving a traumatic event can leave one feeling hardened and cold. As humans, we tend to see our entire lives shaded by what happened that left scars on our hearts and minds. It is harder to find joy and to enjoy life....
by Shirley Davis | Jul 14, 2018 | Uncategorized
Shirley J. Davis The words we use to describe ourselves have a huge impact on how we are treated. If we call ourselves by a term that means something negative, we will inevitably be treated in a negative fashion. There are terms used to describe those of us who...
