by Shirley Davis | Jun 13, 2022 | Anger, Childhood Sexual Abuse, CPTSD
Anger is a healthy emotion that all humans experience. Anger is a way for us to tell if we are in danger and allows us to respond quickly. Much has been written about anger and how it is sometimes repressed because it is not safe to express it, such as in a...
by Victoria Hardy | Apr 15, 2022 | CPTSD and Narcissistic Abuse
It’s been a tough week for me. I found out about my brother’s illness and the surgery to remove a kidney from a third party on social media, and then my favorite chicken, my pet, died. I was trying to write this article, but those events sure took my focus away....
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 Rita Louise | Jun 1, 2021 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Healthy Relationships
If you find that you have fallen in love with an abuse or trauma survivor, understand right up front that healing is possible. Sometimes by understanding what your partner has been through can help you to better support them as they work through their tangled...
by Wendy Hoke | Apr 30, 2021 | CPTSD and Parenting, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Depression, Dissociation and CPTSD, Family Estrangement, Guest Contributor
Greatest myth of all time: “Children are resilient.” Wrong. Children are fragile. They break easily. My maternal grandfather broke me. I was 7 or 8 when the sexual abuse began. The psychic damage was extensive. I am now 58, and I am proof that having competent doctors...
