I Feel Like I Did Something Wrong

Whenever I get this particular feeling in the pit of my stomach, I literally feel like I’ve done something wrong. I begin to think back to things that I have done throughout the day that could have caused this feeling to occur. This feeling is different though. This feeling isn’t from something that happened today. […]

Complex PTSD – Bringing the Past into the Present

I keep having these thoughts that I need to stop obsessing over my family. Then I remind myself that I’m not obsessing, I have Complex PTSD (cptsd). The nature of cptsd is that our traumatic past keeps a hold on us, not the other way around. It’s not that we can’t let go of the […]

I’m Having an Emotional Flashback

Not feeling so good this morning. I feel less than and like I’m not good enough. I’m having an emotional flashback. I always try to figure out what triggered me to feel this way. It helps me to understand myself and my cptsd better. Before I started feeling this way I was telling myself that […]

Common Symptoms of CPTSD According to Pete Walker

What is CPTSD? CPTSD is a more severe form of PTSD. In his book, Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving, Pete Walker lists the 5 most common features that differentiate CPTSD from PTSD. The 5 most common symptoms of CPTSD: emotional flashbacks toxic shame self abandonment a vicious inner/outer critic social anxiety CPTSD is a […]