Symptoms of Complex PTSD, PTSD, and Childhood Trauma

Articles: Symptoms of Complex PTSD, PTSD and Childhood Trauma

Articles and Insights on symptoms of Complex PTSD, PTSD and Childhood Trauma. These articles are based on real-life client-therapist interactions in practice.

Working Through Self-Defeat & PTSD

Self-defeat is a common symptom of Complex Trauma or PTSD. It is an expression of a shutdown-freeze state and is frequently accompanied by depression.

Emotional Coping & PTSD: Learn 2 Strategies for Recovery

When you are down and depressed, sometimes you need to kick yourself in the butt and start moving your energy. That moving your energy potentially gets you unstuck. It gets you out of stagnancy and a defeat mindset.

PTSD Insomnia & The Desire for Peaceful Sleep

Not being able to sleep, fall asleep, stay asleep, or have a restful sleep are very common symptoms when dealing with Post-Traumatic Stress.

PTSD and Why You Gain Weight

When your stress hormones rise and stay chronically high, your metabolism changes from glucose oxidation to fatty acid oxidation.

Fight or Flight Response In PTSD: What You Need to Know

When you are overwhelmed by emotion, you react. That reaction helps you to survive, but also creates patterns that reenact themselves