Posts Tagged ‘Triggers’
Natural Healing
Nature has always been a place where I have found peace, and now studies are coming out that support nature as a powerful force in recovering from PTSD.
Read MoreDefining CPTSD
One of my former students recently read my post on Emotional Flashbacks, accessible here, and asked me to differentiate between PTSD and CPTSD. I thought I would take this week to do so. Though not an official, DSM-5 diagnosis, Complex PTSD is becoming increasingly accepted in the psychiatric community. Pete Walker, the author of Complex…
Read MoreTrigger Warnings
During one of my graduate school classes this summer, I faced a difficult question for the first time. Given the reading list for the course, I had no choice but to approach my professor and tell him about my CPTSD. Multiple books on the list were rife with triggers that could steal hours, days, or…
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