Hey🩷
if you happen to be reading this, i just wanted to say some things coming from someone who knows what it's like to fall asleep in tears.
you are not a burden or a mistake or a problem. you are a person with feelings and talents and potential. you deserve happiness even when you feel you don't, and you deserve a future even when you're stuck in your past..🩷
Many CPTSD survivors are often forced to quit work to deal with their symptoms and heal.
This article examines what it is like to be out of work because of a disability, the stages of grief that follow it, and how to deal with the attendant strong emotions https://t.co/hUH9ztUGjc
I did my dirt, i paid my karma. i lost friends and relationships. i accepted losses. I fell on my face repeatedly with no one to pick me up or be by my side. So yes I do know the feeling of feeling alone. But if you are going to talk about me, who i am as a person & what broke me, invite me to the table so i can share how i picked up the pieces of my broken heart and mindfully, heal myself without crashing.
Survivors of complex trauma have become hardwired to perceive danger where there is none. And effective therapy cannot begin until the nervous system has been made to feel safe and secure.
This article advocates for a bottom-up approach to trauma therapy. https://t.co/1n6YmkfDDv
When a new relationship starts, we are overwhelmed with emotional flashbacks from younger “Inner Parts” desperate to be loved, protected, and supported.
In this article, our guest contributor looks at the connection between cptsd and attachment trauma. https://t.co/oXogaYJQlr
When your needs aren’t met as a kid you learn to be the lone wolf. The trauma response for the neglect is often becoming so hyper-independent that you don’t need anyone. XO, Dr. Jen
While living through a traumatic childhood, some survivors develop Arithmomania, to distract their minds from an unbearable reality. Our guest contributor looks at the obsession some CPTSD survivors have with mathematical operations or word games. https://t.co/5S8yTx8bBx
A mental health crisis can be tricky. Because you don’t exactly feel physically unwell, you may struggle with convincing yourself that you deserve a break.
Our guest contributor looks at the impact of mental illness on workplace performance.
https://t.co/9nTrN2HNEL