I was introduced to C-PTSD in a support group that I attend with Thrive ICT, and we explored the signs and symptoms, as well as potential cures. In today's day and age of acronym filled vernacular, it is easy for us to pretend that we understand what is going on when we are in a room of other people who are doing the same thing, but being the researcher that I am, I was not satisfied with just not knowing. So I looked online for more of an explanation, and this is what I found from the toolbox on the Out of the Fog website: "Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD) is a condition that results from chronic or long-term exposure to emotional trauma over which a victim has little or no control and from which there is little or no hope of escape, such as in cases of:
And how does PTSD differ from C-PTSD? "The "Complex" in Complex Post Traumatic Disorder describes how one layer after another of trauma can interact with one another. Sometimes, it is mistakenly assumed that the most recent traumatic event in a person's life is the one that brought them to their knees. However, just addressing that single most-recent event may possibly be an invalidating experience for the C-PTSD sufferer. Therefore, it is important to recognize that those who suffer from C-PTSD may be experiencing feelings from all their traumatic exposure, even as they try to address the most recent traumatic event." "C-PTSD results more from chronic repetitive stress from which there is little chance of escape. PTSD can result from single events, or short term exposure to extreme stress or trauma." So now I was starting to understand the causes of C-PTSD. Stay tuned for the next blog in the series of "C-PTSD: What is It and How Can We Learn from It?" to find out what C-PTSD feels like. For more information on services offered by Thrive ICT, please see the following resources: Thrive ICT website Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter To seek help if you or someone you know is a victim/survivor of domestic violence, you may call the National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-SAFE (1-800-799-7233) or see the United States Department of Justice link for any state or territory in the United States for both domestic and sexual violence.
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