![]() ![]() Before I knew what was wrong with me - about three years ago now - I just couldn’t understand why I was struggling so much. ‘There’s the time before you find out you have C-PTSD and the time after it. However, these past few years have been a much more hopeful time for her. As a result, by the time she entered adulthood she already felt exhausted, burned out and lost, plus had a deep sense of somehow being different from others. Sometimes, her home environment could be stressful and many of her emotional needs were not met. She believes that this was caused by growing up in a home where both parents had mental health issues and serious life pressures. She also has Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, otherwise known as C-PTSD. Tara is 35, has a job that she enjoys in publishing and loves to travel. Whether it’s my boss being short with me or a friend not responding to a text, it doesn’t take much for me to spiral into all the feelings of shame, abandonment and fear that are core to C-PTSD’. ![]() And that’s because for me, there can be triggers everywhere, in every interaction. I’m talking about jobs feeling unsafe, friendships feeling unsafe and, worst of all, even love feeling unsafe. And I’m not just talking about dangers like road accidents or diseases. ‘Sometimes I just feel as if the whole world is unsafe. ![]()
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