I was the family scapegoat until my sister was born. Then that role was transferred to her while I was given the family care giver role. However, both my sister and I were blamed for negative things in the family. My father’s worse insult was to call someone a “Girrrl.” To him, there was nothing…
I put in the link and it automatically embedded itself on to my page. I believe this is one of the clearest short answer to the question What is Complex PTSD, this segement does not go into how to manage it but does clarify how it is defined by insurance companies and other professionals. …
I read criticism on one of the Facebook CPTSD pages that a recommended video personality for healing from CPTSD was not a trained psychologist or psychiatrist. Guess what most of them aren’t. My son and son-in-law both have psychology degrees, do you know how many hours of class was spent on trauma training? That’s right,…
I grew up learning about fight or flight ad nauseam. I blew it off. I didn’t fight, I didn’t run. I figured it didn’t apply to me, which in a way it didn’t. I eventually learned about freeze. Then I read an article by Peter Walker outlining the 4 F’s: Fight, Flight, Freeze and Fawn. …
PTSD - Accepting, Coping, Thriving 