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Triggers Activate Neuropathways in the Brain
So, yes, they are all in my head, because that is where my brain is. Triggers Are Real Triggers are serious and should not be laughed at or minimized. Some minor word or minor action versus my...
You Don’t Actually Owe Medical Staff Your Trauma Experience
This article was originally published on The Mighty in April 2021. A few years ago, I admitted myself to get some inpatient support for my mental health. If you aren’t aware, part of that process...
Courage, Self-Love and Complex Trauma (CPTSD)
Living with complex PTSD can happen, and can become a healing of contrast and magnificence that has no equal, and can show you what a precious life this is, and how complete you make this world by simply breathing and being a part of it.
I Remember, I Remember When I Lost My Mind
Going home was all a blur. I came home way too early. My wife was there and thought I had taken the rest of the day off. Not knowing she would be seeing a lot more of me from then on... First of...
Boundaries and Anger
Anger is a natural consequence of living through childhood trauma, the leading cause of complex post-traumatic stress disorder. As children, many survivors were hurt by people who needed to care...
Peeling Back the Layers
The word ‘Trauma’ was an alien concept to me until 3 years back. I definitely had this word in my vocabulary since I am a voracious reader, but I associated this with accident victims like my...
Grieving a Narcissist Parent: “I Was Dying and You Were Getting a Massage”
This article was previously posted on Medium.com 9/6/2021* Sunday, August 15th 2021. It has been two days since my first EMDR session. Two days since the flashback that caused immediate fear...
The Importance of Anger and Rage
Everyone gets angry. Anger is a natural emotion that humanity has plenty of experience with it. When expressed in healthy ways, anger is adaptive and necessary to help us understand, set, and...
A Change of Vision
A shift of vision ~ healing for CPTSD Secure attachment is the healthiest form of attachment. Securely attached children feel protected and have someone to rely on. In adulthood, secure...
A Change in Perception – Dissociation
Until I came to the realization that these perceptions were the result of trauma, I could not be resurrected
No Contact Physical Abuse
(content warning: spanking, physical violence, blood) Which word? Violence or abuse is semantics, a distinction without a difference. Which word to use is not the most important consideration. ...
“Because Horton Was Right” Hypervigilance: Spotting a Predator
TRIGGER WARNING: This article discusses sexually illicit behavior. ___________________________________________________________ Excerpt from "GETTING HELP DAY 22 (8–5–21) 'Because Horton Was...
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”.
