Part of the damage from abuse and neglect in childhood is what actually happened when we were kids. But a significant part of the problem today comes from what [...]
Official diagnosis with Complex PTSD is a "hypothetical and experimental diagnosis" that for now, is lumped in with standard PTSD. But what's the difference? And (as many of you [...]
Anger is natural when we visit past experiences of abuse and neglect during childhood! We are encouraged in some modes of healing to "feel our feelings" and vent the [...]
When we grew up with childhood trauma, we’re sometimes justified in blaming others for struggles we have today. There's no way to avoid placing blame on parents and others [...]
Abuse and neglect in childhood can leave a lifelong residue of guilt for things that were never our fault. This same fuzzy thinking can ALSO make us numb to [...]
It's very, very common for people with Childhood PTSD to feel they only know how to attract unavailable and screwed up partners. How can you attract healthy people instead? [...]
Do you ever get STUCK in thoughts of the trauma you endured in your childhood -- and of all the hardships that hindered you as a result? It's almost [...]
For a lot of people with Childhood PTSD, the work we do to HEAL traumatic memories can become so consuming that we come to think of ourselves -- to [...]
For a lot of people with Childhood PTSD, talking about traumatic memories can make symptoms worse -- worse than if we were to do nothing at all. Yet talking [...]
Childhood PTSD can make it almost impossible to form (and keep) healthy romantic relationships. More than most people, we tend to rush in, get overly intense emotionally, and then [...]
