abuse coping mechanism — 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 abuse coping mechanism

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

Dissociation

Dissociation, in a nutshell

Hope Gordon16 March 2020dissociation ptsd, dissociation, post traumatic stress disorder, childhood trauma, child abuse, hope gordon, abuse coping mechanism, impact of abuse