Recent questions in Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

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Is figuring out where your trauma came from the only way to do trauma therapy? My therapist started only doing that, even though I've told her the feelings of abandonment coming from this singular approach are incredibly destabilizing.

asked Sep 18, 2022 in Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder by RadiantMystic (7.0k points)

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What are some good (esp. self-help) books for someone with C-PTSD?

asked Sep 18, 2022 in Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder by MysticFlare (4.3k points)

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Which of these is worse and which is more difficult to cure, C-PTSD or borderline personality disorder?

asked Sep 16, 2022 in Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder by vrDrew63 (4.7k points)

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Can Quiet BPD or BPD slowly morph into CPTSD without the obvious symptoms of BPD?

asked Sep 16, 2022 in Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder by CelestialCharm (6.2k points)

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What is the difference between C-PTSD and PTSD? Are they different in any way or is it just a word play on "complex" and "post traumatic"?

asked Sep 15, 2022 in Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder by ram (7.8k points)

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How would one live as an outcast after healing PTSD episodes?

asked Sep 15, 2022 in Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder by Dan Greenslade (7.2k points)

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Does CPTSD ruin friendships?

asked Sep 15, 2022 in Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder by Bazbestos (6.1k points)

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How do I know whether 30 years of narcissistic abuse permanently killed my spirit?

asked Sep 14, 2022 in Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder by Mwss77 (6.3k points)

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Can someone develop CPTSD from a traumatic event that began when they were 16 and lasted for about 8 years (re: coming out) or would the trauma have to occur at a younger age for it to develop into CPTSD?

asked Sep 14, 2022 in Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder by bodget&scarpers (6.4k points)

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How are ANPs and EPs connected to CPTSD childhood trauma? I was very functional all my life but then I destabilized after a major trigger. Im in therapy but I cant wrap my head around structural dissosiation.

asked Sep 14, 2022 in Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder by Longinthetooth (6.6k points)

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If a client responded better to CPT, IFS and EMDR than DBT, does CPTSD make more sense than BPD? The client has a major breakthrough when cutting out abusive parents.

asked Sep 13, 2022 in Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder by SolarisHorizon (6.8k points)

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Is solipsism commonly associated with BPD or C-PTSD?

asked Sep 13, 2022 in Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder by Harrington1927 (4.6k points)

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Is C-PTSD curable? What difference is there if this develops in adulthood as opposed to childhood?

asked Sep 12, 2022 in Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder by AstralWhirl (5.2k points)

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Do people with bpd have a tendency to be very self aware? I ask because I was diagnosed 2 years ago with C-PTSD and BPD. I know next to nothing about bpd.

asked Sep 12, 2022 in Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder by SolarisWhirl (8.4k points)

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What supplements are good for C-PTSD?

asked Sep 12, 2022 in Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder by SolarisWhirl (7.2k points)

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What suggestions can people recommend for where an only child, like myself, can go to find others with complex trauma, e.g., CPTSD, child abuse from a parent?

asked Sep 11, 2022 in Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder by oggie (7.5k points)

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How can one find closure for abrupt abandonment by the therapist (due to private circumstances) when there is no possibility to continue or to contact the therapist? Due to CEN this therapist fulfilled a motherly roll.

asked Sep 11, 2022 in Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder by Controlled Magic (4.6k points)

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Michael Gera brilliantly described a Quiet BPD devaluation (pasted in answers below). It matches my experience perfectly, does it match yours?

asked Sep 11, 2022 in Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder by SeraphicScribe (7.8k points)

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For those with Cptsd, do you feel like you are an idiot because of your symptoms, and feel like you have to explain yourself? How do you stop feeling so bad about yourself?

asked Sep 11, 2022 in Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder by Nanook (5.9k points)

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What would be some good questions a therapist might ask in a questionnaire form to their patient in order to screen for psychological/emotional abuse when the patient doesn’t realize they are being abused yet?

asked Sep 10, 2022 in Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder by Sir71 (4.7k points)

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