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The diagnosis of Complex PTSD
I still recall with almost crystal-like clarity the day my therapist first said I might have a form of PTSD. I found the idea to be ridiculous. I was so very normal. Nothing had ever happened to...
This is What Triggered My Panic Attack!
Me: I am going to have a heart attack! Let’s get the ECG done, or else it would be too late. My rational mind: No, it can’t be a heart attack. RELAX! Me: I’m unable to breathe, and my chest...
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Positive Childhood Experiences: Can One Mitigate the Effects of the Other?
Childhood should be a carefree time full of learning and joy. However, many children aren’t that lucky and grow up in homes that are dysfunctional and abusive. These encounters are known as...
G.O.A.T. Myths – Children are Resilient
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...
Life Through the Eyes of My Adult Self Versus My Inner Child.
I was asked to write a post on my blog about life through my eyes. Although I welcome suggestions, this topic is probably the one that is hardest for me to write. I have written many posts about...
To Heal Trauma, Free Your Most Compassionate Self
The experience of trauma makes a profound mark on a person. It doesn’t matter whether the injury is grave and evident, as the bruising of a battered person, or hard to see, like the emotional...
The Prevention of Childhood Sexual Abuse
This series in April has focused on childhood sexual abuse, what it is, and how it affects its victims long-term. Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) is an insidious blight on our world and destroys the...
The Voice Box. The No-Talk Rule.
The Voice Box No-Talk Rule - This foundational dysfunctional family rule demands children never tell the truth to outsiders and never speak up to their abusers. (always be kind to yourself as...
Things You Can Say to Your Child But Not Your Inner Child
Things You Can Tell Your Children But Not Your Inner ChildAs a parent of four stepchildren and two biological ones, I wasn’t thrilled to find out I had yet another child to parent. The thought...
Three Things I Learned From My Anxiety the Hard Way!
This series of blogs will talk about my journey on anxiety, my learnings, and what helped me to soar.
The purpose of these articles is to motivate and support everyone going through the same and their family members.
This article will talk about my learnings of the condition.
The Long-Term Harmful Effects of Childhood Sexual Abuse.
This April we have been focused on childhood sexual abuse (CSA), a crime that can cause long-term harm even as the child grows into adulthood. 1in 4 women and 1 in 6 men alive in the United...
Why Pets Are Better Than People
CPTSD is caused by relationships with bad people, but how do we, as adults, separate the good from the bad. I’m at that point where I’m learning about myself and barely trust myself so the idea...
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”.
