There are many things those of us who have cPTSD don’t realize while we are going through our healing journeys. No matter what stage we find ourselves in, we are still learning every day. Even when we think we have it figured out, we actually don’t. And that’s a perfectly normal thing to experience. Just […]
When I realized I needed Help
I went years through my life being closed off and keeping people at arm’s length and not really knowing why I self-sabotaged real connections I made. Most of my life was spent feeling numb, where I continuously had recurring breakdowns of emotions. I struggled with expressing myself or even discussing feelings. It was as if […]
What Does It Mean To Be Triggered?
In therapy there is a lot of discussion about triggers. But what exactly are they, and what do we experience when we have one? Triggers are stimuli that prompt specific thoughts, emotions, or behaviors in individuals. They can be anything from a word or phrase to a particular situation that evokes a strong response, often […]
The Day I Reached My Lowest
It is said that statistically, about 71.4% of patients with cPTSD reported suicide attempts. Among these, 53.9% had at least one attempt, 18.8% had at least one hospitalization, and 35.8% had more than two attempts. (Source National Library of Medicine) At one point in my life, I too became part of those statistics and contemplated […]
Yes, Our Healing Journeys Are Valid.
There have often been times during my earlier days of healing when I would question if how I felt was valid. That what I was trying to do would be deserving of being acknowledged. What I learned rather quickly was, yes. It was, and in those moments we doubt things, we need to be reminded […]
Not Everyone Wants You To Heal
There is a harsh reality that we face on our healing journey and that is that not everyone actually wants you to heal. Be it consciously or not, when we work on our healing it makes others look inward at themselves and often at times, they don’t or are not ready for change. This can […]