Narcissistic abuse and Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Narcissistic parents cause enormous harm to their children. When grown, these victims of narcissistic abuse face seemingly insurmountable problems, including the formation of complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD). This article shall examine narcissistic abuse, narcissistic personality disorder, and their effect on the children of narcissism. Narcissistic Personality Disorder Narcissistic...
Flashbacks, Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and the Brain
Author’s Note: Most people who live with DID also have complex post-traumatic stress disorder so this article is pertinent to all my readers. Everyone experiences flashbacks. Most of the time flashbacks are benign when they experience a trigger, such as the smell of fresh baked bread and it...
Polyvagal Theory and Healing from Childhood Trauma
Those who live with the after-effects of severe childhood trauma understand well how it feels to be continually on the lookout for danger. Some experience this as hypervigilance feeling unsafe no matter who they are with or where they are in life. Polyvagal theory does a wonderful job of...
The Healing Effects on the Brain from Mindfulness, Prayer, and Meditation
Previous posts have focused on how mindfulness, prayer, and meditation can help complex trauma survivors climb from the pit of despair into the sunshine of healing. In this last piece, we shall examine the neuroscience behind mindfulness, prayer, and meditation plus tie up any loose ends. Changes in the...
Mindfulness for Healing from Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Most of us who live with dissociative identity disorder also live with complex post-traumatic stress disorder so I felt this piece apt for this blog site. Mindfulness for Healing from Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder All human beings have a tendency to relive trauma even decades after it has ended....
Books about Dissociative Identity Disorder, C-PTSD, and Mental Illness
I have published several books on DID and other disorders and I thought I’d take the time to advertise them here. My books are full of facts but contain no triggering information. I only wanted to write and publish books that make sense and help others living with dissociative...
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: the Similarities and Differences
There is some confusion about the differences and similarities between PTSD and CPTSD. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) sound alike but although they have some similar symptoms, they are completely different disorders. In this article, we shall examine together the differences and similarities of...
Boy’s Indoctrinations into Manhood in Society and the Damaging Effects of CPTSD
This article is a continuation of the series about the fight men must go through in dealing with society and mental illness. Almost from day one, boys born into modern society are bombarded with the idea that they are different from females. Not that females are not made to...
Living as a Man with CPTSD: My Brother’s Struggles
Although I am a woman and have only an outsider’s view of how men suffer when it comes to toxic masculinity, I am going to write a rather personal piece. It’s the story of how my brother Mike is bombarded by society to be someone he is not and...
Living as a Man with CPTSD: My Brother’s Struggles
Although I am a woman and have only an outsider’s view of how men suffer when it comes to toxic masculinity, I am going to write a rather personal piece. It’s the story of how my brother Mike is bombarded by society to be someone he is not and...