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The Difficulty of Finding a Therapist for Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
For those of us who have sought treatment for the symptoms of complex post-traumatic stress disorder, here at CPTSD Foundation, know how difficult it is to find a therapist trained to treat us....
Gentle Recovery From Recurring Panic Attacks
So much of the suffering in our world can be prevented and healed through education. Through my training with IFS Institute as an IFS Informed Coach, my work in becoming a certified coach, and my...
Reparenting to Heal the Wounded Inner Child
Human children are born without any means to defend themselves or face the world. Children are totally dependent upon their parents for love, acceptance, and shelter. Sometimes parents fail to...
When Mommies Berate and Belittle their Children.
As a child, I lived in dread that something would set my mother off and she’d fly into a violent rage, unleashing a torrent of abuse. I was physically abused by my mother, but I considered the...
Healing Trauma Through Inner Child Work
So far, in this series on the inner child, we have discussed inner children, and how, when they are wounded, they can affect adult life. We learned that every person has an inner child that is...
Insomnia as a Trauma Response
Lately, I have been having a hard time sleeping. I have always struggled with sleep; falling asleep and staying asleep are both difficult. Once it starts getting dark, I start getting anxious. I...
The Wounded Inner Child
Inner children are parts of all our psyche that remains full of innocence, awe, and wonder. When our inner child is healthy, and we are connected with them, we tend to be invigorated, inspired,...
How to Build Resilience as a Trauma Survivor
As a result of living through the recent COVID-19 global pandemic, we will all have lived through trauma. Some will register this as adding to their trauma history. This could mean that every...
Discovering Your Inner Child
There is much psychiatry does not understand about how our psyche works. Indeed, because psychiatric symptoms are mostly self-reported, there is little evidence that mental disorders exist....
The Trauma Bond and Healing from Narcissistic Abuse
Narcissistic abuse of children is extremely harmful to their mental and physical health. These kids grow up with mixed messages about who they are and suffer other consequences from never feeling...
My Amygdala: A Love Story (Part II)
My Amygdala: A Love Story (Part II)This is Part II of my story, continued from last week (see Part I). I had just recounted my discovery of CPTSD in my desperate attempt to understand why I...
The Neuroscience of Narcissism and Narcissistic Abuse
This series has focused on narcissism and narcissistic abuse of children and how their past inhibits their present. However, some questions need answering, including the most common, "Why did...
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”.
