At the core of every addiction is an emptiness based in abject fear. - Gabor Mate

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Sometimes, the littlest of things can set off triggers in CPTSD survivors, leaving them consumed, suffering, and waiting for it to subside.
This article looks at how the struggle with emotional flashbacks has many survivors living with dissociation. buff.ly/3M7XlSH

The ordinary response to atrocities is to banish them from consciousness.
The conflict between the will to deny horrible events and the will to proclaim them aloud is the central dialectic of psychological trauma.

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When in the throes of healing from CPTSD, survivors can get lost in all the emotions and succumb to self-sabotaging behaviors.
This article looks at how survivors can integrate their traumatic experiences to end self-sabotaging behavior.
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Many survivors of CPTSD or adverse childhood experiences go on for many years of their lives without realizing that there is a medical term for what they have been through.
So quite inevitably, many traumatized people are relieved simply to learn the true name of their condition.

Survivors of childhood trauma have experienced the world more intensely and are more likely to struggle with emotional triggers over the course of their lives.
This article explores the possibility that triggers can be both good and bad. buff.ly/3FmDKKF

Emotional trauma recovery requires going into the living feelings and doing battle against the now-stored unconscious demon.
But working through the pain is a far better life choice than living a numbed-out, substance-abusing, isolating existence. buff.ly/3tp1ET7

What if, instead of viewing people who’ve been abused as weak, we began to celebrate the strength it takes to persevere while overcoming the harm that was placed on them by someone who was supposed to love and care for them?

Trauma is at the root of most of the pain in people struggling with their mental health and Substance Use Disorder. Indeed, TRAUMA may be the real gateway drug.
This article looks at the importance of processing our pain and the link between trauma and SUD
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The introduction of the PTSD diagnosis has opened a door to the scientific investigation of the nature of human suffering. Although much of human art and religion has focused on understanding man’s afflictions, science has paid scant attention to suffering as an object of study.

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Some trauma survivors develop unhealthy coping habits that sabotage their recovery and affect their professional and personal lives.
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The journey from surviving to thriving can often feel like an uphill battle, fraught with setbacks.
This article looks at the benefits of tapping into the innate wisdom of our bodies to rediscover the power of embodied connection as a gateway to healing. buff.ly/4dI0WDe

Trigger Warning. This post discusses sexual assault.
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Dissociation helps sexual abuse survivors distance their minds from their bodies to survive the horrific experience.
This article looks at how survivors get back into their bodies during recovery. buff.ly/3tllA9J

Knowing what we feel is the first step to knowing why we feel that way. - BESSEL VAN DER KOLK

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A childhood involving emotional neglect, gaslighting, physical, sexual, and narcissistic abuse, often results in CPTSD symptoms in later life.
This article looks at how complex trauma can color the way survivors experience life and process emotions. buff.ly/46h5BrB