Covert Avoidance: Are You Hiding From Your Own Life?
For people living with the effects of childhood trauma, “avoidance” can be a strategy to control CPTSD triggers by keeping oneself alone and
Don’t Let MEAN People Trigger Dysregulation and Procrastination
You may have been told that you needed to “get in touch” with your anger to heal from childhood trauma. For some people, there is probably something freeing about that — for a while anyway.
CPTSD: Five Emotional Reactions That Push Friends Away
Through no fault of their own, people with Childhood PTSD sometimes have overly strong emotional reactions: Something hurts your feelings, and you overreact.
How Childhood Trauma Leads to LONELINESS
Childhood PTSD is, in its essence, an injury to our ability to connect with other people. You may have sensed the injury, but
TRAUMA BONDING Explained
There’s one kind of romantic relationship that I wouldn’t wish on anyone — and that’s the kind that’s been made intense by a
Why People Still Don’t TRUST You (Yet)
There is something unfair that happens when you’ve survived traumatic times. Even when the abuse wasn’t in any way your fault, people stop
CPTSD and Visiting Family: Ten Tips for Self Care
Lately, a lot of people who grew up with childhood trauma are going “no contact” with their families and loved ones. I hear
Five Steps to Protect Yourself from OPINION BULLIES
There has never been a time when thinking clearly, and thinking for yourself, have been more important than they are right now. With
How to CALM CPTSD Triggers Instantly
When you have Childhood PTSD, there is nothing worse than being in some crucial conversation or some big moment, and some little thing
Why You Don’t Feel HEARD
It is SO common for people who had childhood trauma go through life feeling disconnected and unimportant to other people, and a big
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