Vulnerability, Intimacy, and Trust Issues in Relationships with CPTSDThis is the transcript version of the podcast episode of the same name! Check it out wherever you stream, search “traumatized…Apr 7, 20231Apr 7, 20231
Published inTraumatized MF; Complex PTSD RecoveryCPTSD relationship patterns on repeatIt’s one thing to be “bad at relationships.” It’s another thing to blame yourself and ignore your complex trauma adaptations.Feb 14, 20211Feb 14, 20211
Published inTraumatized MF; Complex PTSD RecoveryStress-based sickness and the F word. Fibromyalgia.Waking up, like I didn’t sleep for weeks. Falling asleep after five minutes on my feet. A pounding head. That sense of dread. Sticky sharp…Feb 1, 2021Feb 1, 2021
Published inTraumatized MF; Complex PTSD RecoveryWhat IS complex trauma, reduxFinding out you have Complex Trauma — and shit, learning that there’s a thing called Complex Trauma — is a major step in the right…Jan 30, 2021Jan 30, 2021
Calling on “Purpose” for Traumatic CopingDoes it matter whether signs & purpose are “real” or a figment of our brains keeping us from getting sucked into suicidal depression?Dec 4, 2020Dec 4, 2020
Death of an AbuserBefore you gather unsent letters, consider how little you may understand the person who has scarred you; how little they understand themselfNov 30, 2020Nov 30, 2020
Published inTraumatized MF; Complex PTSD RecoveryArchie and CPTSD; a broken animal metaphorIn my own life, I wonder how many times people have enabled me to be a pathetic, codependent, broken creature.Oct 30, 2020Oct 30, 2020
Published inTraumatized MF; Complex PTSD RecoveryNarcissists and CPTSD Part II: The Cycle of Narcissistic AbuseSo… what’s up with the entrapping shitshow that comes with dating people who fall on the narcissist spectrum, anyways?Oct 20, 2020Oct 20, 2020
Published inTraumatized MF; Complex PTSD RecoveryNarcissists and CPTSD Part I: Defining “Dating my Dad”I’m still a bit pissed at myself for falling into this trap. For falling in love with someone who was the exact thing I tried to escape at…Oct 20, 2020Oct 20, 2020
Published inTraumatized MF; Complex PTSD RecoveryThree-pronged Axis for Trauma Life RecoverySometimes people ask HOW I got any of my shit in order. And let me be clear — I think it’s misguided to ask me — I’m an idiot who just so…Oct 8, 2020Oct 8, 2020