Which CPTSD strategy has helped you the most?
What's been the most impactful strategy in your CPTSD recovery?
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Does anyone else get emotional flashbacks without images?
Something that really helped me was learning that emotional flashbacks are different from the kind most people think of. With PTSD, flashbacks often involve visual re-experiencing. But with...
My inner critic was loudest at 3am – here's what I do now
Used to wake up in the middle of the night and lie there while my brain replayed every mistake I've ever made. The critic was always worst at 3am when I couldn't distract myself. What helps...
Boundaries aren't selfish – they're survival skills we never learned
Can we talk about how hard boundary-setting is when you grew up without any? If your boundaries were consistently violated as a child, you never learned that you had the right to say no. You...
Reparenting exercise that my therapist taught me
My therapist introduced me to a reparenting exercise that I've been doing daily and I wanted to share it. It's simple but surprisingly powerful. Every morning, I take five minutes to place...
Pete Walker's guide to managing emotional flashbacks
The inner critic isn't you – it's a protective part that needs updating
If you have complex PTSD, chances are you have a vicious inner critic. That voice that says you're not good enough, you're broken, everyone's going to leave. It feels absolutely like the tru...
CPTSD_Strategies
Strategies for living with complex PTSD – inner critic work, boundary setting, reparenting, emotional flashback management, and understanding the patterns that formed in survival mode. Practical, compassionate, and trauma-informed.
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There is no hierarchy of suffering. Complex trauma is complex – don't rank it.
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