Complex PTSD
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Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving: A GUIDE AND MAP FOR RECOVERING FROM CHILDHOOD TRAUMA
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Pete Walker is most well known for introducing the fourth “F” response when it comes to trauma: FAWN.
For me personally, growing up in an environment where submission and appeasement was key, fawning became a natural state I lived in. Pete’s work helped me understand Complex PTSD on a deeper level and gives incredible tools and interventions to the reader to help navigate through a process of healing.
From Laura's list on why religious trauma is trauma.
This book is essential reading for anyone recovering from complex trauma. C-PTSD is the outcome of growing up in a toxic home with years of physical or emotional abuse and neglect.
I felt less alone reading a book by a survivor instead of someone who only treats survivors. He makes you feel understood as he describes his own experiences as a child and how they impacted his self-worth. When your parents ignore you or only notice you to criticize, you develop a negative self-regard.
He shows you how to break free from the cycle of self-loathing brought on by unloving…
From Laura's list on healing childhood trauma and self-sabotage.
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