CW: discussion of mental health (specifically PTSD and C-PTSD), child abuse, POW camps, concentration camps, prostitution, domestic violence, sexual violence. I wanted to take time to talk about C-PTSD, which I was diagnosed with two years ago. PTSD is a common thread in any conversation about trauma. It is often associated with soldiers or a single traumatic event. Complex-PTSD (C-PTSD) is the result of chronic trauma that continues or repeats for months or years at a time. People who suffer from C-PTSD can experience the formal PTSD symptoms, but often report additional symptoms, such as changes in their self-perception and the way they adapt to stressful situations. Types of trauma generally associated with Complex-PTSD: During long-term traumas the victim is generally held in a state of captivity, physically or emotionally. In theses situations, the victim is under the control of the perpetrator and unable to get away from danger. Examples include concentration camps, prisoner of war camps, prostitution brothels, long-term domestic violence, long-term childhood physical or sexual abuse. Additional symptoms of C-PTSD include: - Emotional Regulation: May include persistent sadness, suicidal thoughts, explosive anger, or inhibited anger. - Consciousness: Includes forgetting traumatic events, reliving traumatic events, or having episodes in which one feels detached from one's mental processes or body (dissociation). - Self-Perception: May include helplessness, shame, guilt, stigma, and a sense of being completely different from other beings. - Distorted Perceptions of the Perpetrator: Examples include attributing total power to the perpetrator, becoming preoccupied with the relationship to the perpetrator, or preoccupied with revenge. - Relations with Others: Examples include isolation, distrust, or a repeated search for a rescuer. - One's System of Meanings: May include a loss of sustaining faith or a sense of hopelessness and despair. #mentalhealthmatters #selfcare #CPTSD #PTSD
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