by Sylvie Rouhani | Jun 21, 2022 | ACEs, Anxiety, Childhood Sexual Abuse, CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Living with Disabilities, Trauma-Informed
There is a lot of information on how being unemployed often triggers depression and anxiety. Obviously, this is accurate, however, there isn’t much to help those whose mental illnesses stop them from working. Unfortunately, these individuals are referred to as...
by Sylvie Rouhani | May 20, 2022 | Abandonment and CPTSD, ACEs, Addiction, Attachment Trauma, Codependency, Emotional Flashbacks, Guest Contributor, Healing Codependency, Relationships, Self-Acceptance
When a new relationship starts (actually, it doesn’t even need to start), we are overwhelmed with emotional flashbacks from younger “Inner Parts” desperate to be loved, protected, and supported. and other parts of us will do anything to appease these...
by Susan Morris | Feb 17, 2022 | Abuse, Codependency, CPTSD and PTSD, Domestic Violence, Emotional Flashbacks, Healing Codependency, Healthy Relationships, Relationships, Triggers
No matter how happy and content my life becomes, I will never forget the fear and loneliness of being kicked in the head, punched in the gut or dragged across a room by my hair. I Am a Survivor of Domestic Violence Domestic Violence, also called intimate partner...
by Benjamin Holthaus | Dec 22, 2021 | Attachment Trauma, CPTSD Research, CPTSD Survivor Stories
Almost a year ago, I was invited to guest write in this forum, after releasing my book. For almost a year I have had this page bookmarked. I’ve seen it every day, but the intense fear of ridicule, judgment, and frankly feeling of irrelevance has stopped me from...
by Shirley Davis | Jul 22, 2021 | ACEs, CPTSD
The answer will leave you speechless. Adults who experienced adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), aka traumatic experiences as children, still pay for what happened to them years, even decades later. But what are adverse childhood experiences? And how do they affect...
