Loving someone with CPTSD means being compassionate, patient, but also holding them accountable.
You can heal from CPTSD. You can learn to respond in new ways, to protect your energy, and to (safely) release stored trauma from the body.
"A day so happy.
Fog lifted early, I worked in the garden.
Hummingbirds were stopping over honeysuckle flowers.
There was no thing on earth I wanted to possess."
— Czesław Miłosz, "Gift"
As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom.
I knew if I didn’t leave my bitterness and hatred behind
I���d still be in prison.
Nelson Mandela
"When you surrender to what is and so become fully present, the past ceases to have any power. You do not need it anymore. Presence is the key. The Now is the key."
- Eckhart Tolle
Only Presence can free you of the ego, and you can only be present Now, not yesterday or tomorrow. Only Presence can undo the past in you and thus transform your state of consciousness.
Bring your uniqueness to the table. The moment you start to shine your authentic light, life begins to flow and the world gets blessed with the beauty that is you. Nobody else is like you, your light is needed now, more than ever.