child abuse — 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 child abuse

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

PTSD, communication and COVID-19

PTSD, communication and COVID-19

Complex PTSD makes using technology such as Face Time and Zoom challenging as I try to cope in this COVID-19 world.

Hope Gordon22 May 2020covid-19, coronavirus, PTSD, post traumatic stress disorder, child abuse, social distancing, covid communication, pandemic, hope gordon, covid PTSD, covid ptsd, PTSD challenges, impact of abuse

Flashbacks - What are they like?

Flashbacks - What are they like?

This is what it feels like when I have a flashback

Hope Gordon3 April 2020flashbacks, child abuse, childhood trauma, post traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, hope gordon, ptsd flashbacks, PTSD challenges, ptsd hypervigilence, PTSD hyperalert, PTSD coping

Dissociation

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