Don’t Bleed On Those Who Didn’t Hurt You
There’s no cure for PTSD, but you can learn to live with it.
I was a different person just five years ago. In my previous writing pieces, I spoke about my traumas and how they nearly broke me to the point of me almost taking my own life. Triggers are a bitch. It seems like the very word “trigger” has been cheapened into a joke from misuse and overuse. Make no mistake, triggers are quite real.
I’ll also acknowledge that the military does not have the market cornered on PTSD, complex PTSD (also known as C-PTSD), and suicide. The DSM-5 certainly does not require military service as a requirement for a PTSD or C-PTSD diagnosis, so my experiences and advice can be useful for anyone.
While I don’t claim to be an expert, I do have formal academic schooling in psychology and first-hand experience in living with C-PTSD.
So, what is the difference between PTSD and C-PTSD? Both are life altering conditions and change the brain’s neurological chemistry forever, but they do differ. It wouldn’t be fair or accurate of me to say one is worse than the other. Trauma is trauma!
C-PTSD is caused by multiple, long-lasting, repeated, or continuous traumas. Usually, this is seen with people who have survived childhood abuse, domestic violence, or any…
