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CPTSD in the Workplace: Capacity Management
Have you ever felt overwhelmed by all the tasks you have to perform at work to the point that you can’t get even one of them done? Have you ever taken on too much work because you didn’t want to...
Vulnerability, Intimacy, and Trust Issues with CPTSD
How do you feel about relationships? Complicated? Do you: want them? despise them? fear them? long for them? exit relationships rapidly? get stuck in them Are you haunted by cycles of...
4 Ways Collecting Helps Me Maintain my Mental Health
What do 90’s Mcdonalds’ toys, vintage ceramic rabbits, Lego sets, Star Wars memorabilia, and an enormous amount of Care Bears items all have in common? They bring me joy… And I don’t care what...
Addiction to Pornography
There are many things that a person can be addicted to, including food, sugar, and even misery. Like sugar or food, pornography is easily accessible due to the renaissance of the Internet leading...
To Do or Not to Do – That is the Question of Medicine
The stigma surrounding medications for mental illness often drives people away from what they need most. Many people innocently say, “I hate taking medications” or “I would never take them”....
Impediments: What is Standing in the Way of the Next Career Step?
Here we are at the beginning of a new year…2023. We can finally put 2022 to bed with all its challenges and start turning our attention to a new beginning. I love the New Year. It is like a...
Creating Healthy Environments for CPTSD
Addicted to the loop of instability I unconsciously chased unsafe situations. Even as I became more aware, the poor me attitude quickly brought me to the same situations time and time again, just...
Positive Parenting After Being an Abuse Victim
Becoming a parent is not for everyone. It is a huge responsibility and life-long commitment. If however, you decide that the risk to your freedom conquers the life that kids bring, is worth it,...
What is Dissociative Fugue Disorder and How Does it Link to Complex PTSD?
Dissociation is, in essence, a detachment from the self due to high stress and it is prevalent within CPTSD. Dissociative fugue disorder is perhaps the most dangerous of all, when triggered into a fugue state the CPTSD Sufferer wanders.
Reflection on CPTSD (Part 2): Hikikomori (shut-ins) – A Mental Health Crisis in Japan
Sometimes I wonder what might have happened to me had I stayed in Japan. Might I have joined the million-plus ranks of hikikomori (shut-ins withdrawn from society) that exist in Japan today? This...
CPTSD in the Workplace: Belonging
Creating a sense of belonging among employees is a top priority for every successful company. Top companies invest millions of dollars in repairing a broken onboarding process because they realize the importance of creating an experience where new hires feel like they belong.
Despite the significant financial investments made by companies to create a sense of belonging for employees, belonging is an elusive feeling for many trauma survivors. Many of us don’t feel like we belong anywhere. In this article, we will explore what it means to belong, how trauma affects our ability to belong, and what we can do about it.
What is Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder?
“Complex PTSD comes in response to chronic traumatization over the course of months or, more often, years. This can include emotional, physical, and/or sexual abuses, domestic violence, living in a war zone, being held captive, human trafficking, and other organized rings of abuse, and more. While there are exceptional circumstances where adults develop C-PTSD, it is most often seen in those whose trauma occurred in childhood”.
