The LGBTQIA+ Community Complex Trauma, PTSD, and CPTSD
Author’s Note: Most people who have dissociative identity disorder, in fact, I’d say all, have experienced extreme trauma and have formed complex post-traumatic stress disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. With all the trauma the LGBTQIA+ community faces nowadays, we must discuss how complex trauma from your past has...
Defeating Complex Trauma with Self-compassion
No one is harder on a survivor of complex trauma than the survivor. Survivors feel they are a burden, are unable to have a voice for themselves, or feel shame. Also, survivors often lack trust in who they are and believe no one is trustworthy. This article will...
Complex Trauma, False Gratitude, and Letting Go
In the first article of this series, we focused on toxic positivity and gratitude shaming. We spoke about how while gratitude is an important part of our life; it is unnecessary to be grateful for the harmful things that have happened to us such as childhood trauma. This article...
Dissociative Amnesia and Its Consequences In the Lives of Survivors
Everybody forgets that is a fact of life. You might forget where you placed your car keys or where you last saw the dog’s leash; that is ordinary forgetting. Dissociative amnesia is different. It is a condition that is trauma-based and can disrupt a person’s life. This article shall...
Seasonal Affective Disorder and Its Interaction with Complex Trauma
In the last article in this series of four posts written for the CPTSD Foundation on seasonal affective disorder (SAD) and complex trauma, we examined together with the definitions and each of their symptoms. As a short recap, seasonal affective disorder is a form of major depression that affects...