PTSD relationship — Life with PTSD — Refracting Hope

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PTSD head.jpg — Life with PTSD

My life is spent dodging shrapnel in an invisible war that never ends. My head too full, I chaos between chaoses, ever hyper-alert in a sometimes charming and ‘together’ (but often not) type way. This is my day-to-day life with complex PTSD with all it’s interesting bits, and it’s challenges. My ordinary.

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Posts tagged PTSD relationship

Two faced: Lack of affect

Two faced: Lack of affect

An explanation for all who have ever wondered about my blank face.

Hope Gordon18 August 2020PTSD affect, lack of affect, post traumatic stress disorder, child abuse, hope gordon, PTSD emotions, PTSD relationship, PTSD communication, abuse coping mechanism

Abuse cycles - Child to adult

Abuse cycles - Child to adult

It is easy for abused children to fall into toxic adult relationships. Without even realising it.

Hope Gordon1 April 2020abuse cycles, PTSD relationship, childhood trauma, hope gordon, domestic violence

Casing the joint with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Casing the joint with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Always sussing out the environment for potential danger, I never, ever relax.

Hope Gordon16 March 2020PTSD hyperalert, PTSD, post traumatic stress disorder, PTSD relationship, ptsd hypervigilence, hope gordon, impact of abuse, PTSD challenges

Dissociation - Social situations

Dissociation - Social situations

Social situations can be stressful for people with a history of trauma. These are a few things which may be helpful.

Hope Gordon16 March 2020dissociation ptsd, dissociation, post traumatic stress disorder, ptsd social situations, dissociation social, hope gordon, PTSD relationship, PTSD coping, PTSD challenges, impact of abuse