Let’s take an unexpected step back, and talk more about the EXPERIENCE of living with CPTSD, not just the brain processes that make it reality. With memory, attentional, emotional, and relationship issues at the forefront of the list, not to mention all the stress-based health failures, there’s a lot to say about the endless death march of having untreated CPTSD running the show. 

The real cumulative CPTSD experience is probably when we take all these tormentors coming from the insides of our own brains and bodies, lay awake all night, every night, and enjoy that endless tour de “all the most humiliating, lonesome, and terrified times in my life.” In my book, there’s nothing worse than the insomnia-shame combo that rips away any lingering sense of control or sanity you may have had.

It’s helpful to know that all your struggles come from one single mental origin. But more importantly, it’s critical to know that you aren’t alone and your neurons aren’t unfixable. 
This may be your life on CPTSD so far, but it doesn’t have to be your life forever. 

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Cheers y’all
Jess

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