The author expresses frustration with John, who neglects laundry and bedding tasks despite being asked to treat them as urgent while the author faces health challenges. The ongoing issue highlights neglect, coercive control, and the emotional toll it takes. The author emphasizes the importance of dignity and asserts that current conditions are unacceptable.
The article discusses the severe impact of mismanaged mental health records, sharing a personal experience with Columbia Community Mental Health. The author highlights how omitted context and inaccurate documentation altered perceptions of their trauma, leading to mistaken diagnoses and undermining future care. This systemic issue poses risks to patients’ credibility and wellbeing.
The content outlines a complex medical journey involving a patient with multiple pulmonary issues and past mistreatment within the healthcare system. The patient is preparing for a vital doctor's appointment, aiming to use meticulous documentation of their medical history to advocate for appropriate care while managing the challenges posed by a coercive ex-partner and a tumultuous environment.
The 988 Lifeline presents itself as a supportive resource but ultimately abandons individuals with complex struggles. When a user sought human connection, the counselor dismissed their significant challenges, relying on rigid protocols that minimize trauma. The Lifeline's failure reveals a cruel truth: only those deemed acutely suicidal may receive genuine help, perpetuating isolation.
Recent claims that ChatGPT encouraged a child to commit suicide are misleading. A user with CPTSD reveals their experience shows the AI actually prioritizes safety, often providing mental health resources. The real concern lies in children using AI without supervision, necessitating safeguards like age verfivication and improving mental health support rather than blaming the technology.
What happens when your expertise is constantly dismissed, your truth ignored, and systemic failures impact your life? In this candid essay, explore a personal journey through lifelong battles against condescending institutions, profound medical neglect, and the deep emotional toll of fighting to be heard. Discover the unwavering commitment to truth, self-advocacy, and resilience in the face of overwhelming odds.
Celestia Quixs shares her experience of surviving abuse, systemic failure, and chronic illness. She speaks out for others facing similar struggles, challenging the stigma and advocating for survivor support. #SurvivorVoice #AwarenessMatters
The author discusses the profound healing effects of singing, particularly for those dealing with trauma and chronic lung disease. Despite having an imperfect voice, singing serves as an emotional release, enhances physical health, and stimulates the Vagus nerve. The message encourages others to express themselves through song, fostering healing and resilience.
The content explores the complexities of hypersexuality and compulsive behaviors stemming from trauma. It highlights trauma's neurobiological impact, the issues of misdiagnosis, and the need for trauma-informed care. Emphasizing understanding over stigma, the text advocates addressing underlying trauma to facilitate healing and acknowledges these behaviors as adaptive rather than flawed.
The author, an elderly disabled woman, details her experience of enduring psychological and financial abuse from her supposed caregiver. Despite following protocols to seek help from various agencies, she faced silence and neglect, illustrating systemic failures that leave vulnerable individuals without support. Her documentation serves as a testament to these injustices.
Celestia Delaphoenix Quixs recounts her experience of living with an abusive caregiver while managing serious health issues. Despite repeated efforts to seek help, including calls to authorities and attempts to establish boundaries, she remains trapped in a cycle of abuse. To reclaim her power nonviolently, she resorts to using a symbolic squirt gun. Quixs emphasizes her fight for safety and accountability, ensuring her situation is public to hold others accountable.
The content expresses doubts about the authenticity and intentions of an artist, questioning the validity of their struggles with mental health. The author, sharing personal experiences and frustrations, emphasizes the importance of understanding and supporting those with mental health issues. They also criticize the portrayal of mental illness by celebrities and society.
In addition to the descriptor in the subtitle of this essay, I am a highly intelligent 63-year old disabled woman who, after being a high achiever in school, college, and employment only to end up on an income at 80% Federal Poverty level when no longer able to work, has this to share about my … Continue reading Navigating Group Dynamics with Complex PTSD: The Scapegoat’s Isolation
In this convoluted social climate, I think it's time to give some clarity to a few things: The actual TRUTH DOES NOT HURT! While it may be upsetting, at first, to have the truth pointed out, a mature person will use it as impetus to change for the better, NOT get DEFENSIVE and tell the … Continue reading Words and Stuff
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How what most consider just a problem can actually be traumatic...and one person's possible solution Trauma-informed therapy by therapists trained in trauma processing is a relatively new treatment modality. There are those of us who are 62 and older who have never had this type of therapy available to us. And, unless we have money … Continue reading The Elderly and Complex PTSD
The reality of the discarded elderly Amanda Quick Healing I so resonate with this philosophy of being. Unfortunately, it has always backfired on me to show up in the world this way. People are put off by me living my life as an example and celebrating everyone else. The goalpost is always moved every time … Continue reading No Good Deed goes Unpunished
The Social Experiments Conducted by Someone with Complex PTSD Many sufferers of Complex PTSD got that way by trusting too much and too soon as a survival mechanism. One would think survival would depend upon the opposite—keeping one's guard up and trusting no one. The first example is part of the 'fawn' response—presenting oneself as … Continue reading Is it Safe, yet?
From the time we are toddlers, we are asked by the adults around us, “What do you want to BE when you grow up?” My answer to that was always, “I want to be a MOMMY.” Even when different answers came out of my mouth as my interests grew and the adults tried to steer … Continue reading What ARE You?
Two people within the same hour told my ex-husband and I we are too cute, as they watched us interact with each other in front of them. I'm here to tell ya, we are NOT cute! What we are is a narcissist trying desperately to hold on to his best source of supply and that … Continue reading We are NOT Cute!
The content discusses the inadequacy of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for individuals with Complex PTSD, particularly those affected by family scapegoating. It stresses the need for a sense of safety prior to therapy, recommending alternative methods like Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for validation and emotional de-escalation. CBT could reinforce harmful narratives for these clients.
After watching “Take Care of Maya” on Netflix last night, I was tossing and turning all night long as my nightmares connected the dots. Similar experiences have touched the life of my granddaughter. As an elderly woman with a rare incurable disease, I've personally experienced similar. I've tried to obtain help for myself, I've tired … Continue reading Ministry’s TV II – Incoherent Complete Sense
A former people-pleaser re-examines their identity and past relationships, coming to terms with the emotional cost of self-betrayal and family dysfunction.
The author reflects on the challenges of dealing with depression as a scapegoat in a narcissistic family, emphasizing that their feelings stem from genuine loss and grief rather than distorted thoughts. They advocate for processing grief without a set timeline and suggest creatively rewriting one's history as a potential coping strategy.
Complex PTSD is a chronic disorder resulting from complex trauma, which rewires the brain and leads to irreversible damage. While healing modalities exist, full recovery is currently unattainable. Victims endure ongoing torment, overshadowed by perpetrators who evade justice, highlighting the profound and unrelenting impact of this condition on daily life.
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