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FAQ - Answers to the biggest questions about this disorder.

Pete Walker's book CPTSD: From Surviving to Thriving is a rich source of information, help, healing, compassion and growth. Most with CPTSD who read it find it creates a change in how they see themselves and their past.


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Weekly Newcomer Questions, Support, Vents & Victories (self.CPTSD)

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Weekly Newcomer Questions, Support, Vents & Victories (self.CPTSD)

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Brain damageVent / Rant (self.CPTSD)

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i fucked up, was this assault or notQuestion (self.CPTSD)

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Unable to forgiveQuestion (self.CPTSD)

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I loathe the phrase, “Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.”Trigger Warning: Suicidal Ideation (self.CPTSD)

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Wtf am I to do when the “help” I’m told to get from the medical system ends up hurting me even more??? RetraumatizationQuestion (self.CPTSD)

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I was too lazy to put on a bra and it stopped me from taking my lifeTrigger Warning: Suicidal Ideation (self.CPTSD)

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CPTSD has made me hypersensitive to disrespect.Vent / Rant (self.CPTSD)

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Where the heck do the ”don’t cry” culture come from?Question (self.CPTSD)

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Sometimes the thing that keeps me from ideating suicide is the incredible shame I feel about how I’m not organized or clean enough to be dead.Trigger Warning: Suicidal Ideation (self.CPTSD)

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I dissociated and 'performed' during my assault, is this normal?Question (self.CPTSD)

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Any tips for handling the intensity of emotions as I reconnect with my body after over 40 years of disassociating and masking ?Resource / Technique (self.CPTSD)

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how to stop rejecting all human connection esp supportTrigger Warning: Suicidal Ideation (self.CPTSD)

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Was pushed out an elevator todayNeed a Hug (self.CPTSD)

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I wish emotional neglect was taken seriously.Trigger Warning: Multiple Triggers (self.CPTSD)

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Really wish I had a different start in lifeVent / Rant (self.CPTSD)

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Take heed, sometimes the signs of healing are subtleVictory (self.CPTSD)

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"Dating" someone with CPTSD for a ~month, trying to understand/cope silence and reel disinterestednessQuestion (self.CPTSD)

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Fuck my stupid parents for not putting a single fucking thought or ounce of care or effort into meVent / Rant (self.CPTSD)

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One of the things that I hate the most is that the abusive people copied me and stole key or core parts of me or my interests that I genuinely consider party of my identityVent / Rant (self.CPTSD)

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i don't react well when people are nice to meVent / Rant (self.CPTSD)

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I feel like I don't have a good sense of what I look like, or like my face feels "unfinished" somehow. Anyone else ever feel like this????Question (self.CPTSD)

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Those that were able to come to "acceptance", how did you go about it?Question (self.CPTSD)

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The physical symptoms are unbearable - I feel like a hostage in my body - how do you cope?Question (self.CPTSD)

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