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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 coronavirus

Masks - Not innocent fabric

Masks - Not innocent fabric

Mask wearing during COVID-19: Some tips for people with a history of trauma

Hope Gordon10 September 2020covid-19, coronavirus, masks covid, mask PTSD, post traumatic stress disorder, hope gordon, pandemic, covid PTSD, ptsd flashbacks, PTSD challenges, impact of abuse, child abuse masks, childhood trauma

A COVID-19 fog

A COVID-19 fog

COVID-19 has been like a fog.

Hope Gordon7 July 2020covid-19, covid PTSD, coronavirus, post traumatic stress disorder, pandemic, covid trauma, hope gordon

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

PTSD in a pandemic 3 (COVID-19 in Australia): Chaos and PTSD don't mix

PTSD in a pandemic 3 (COVID-19 in Australia): Chaos and PTSD don't mix

The more those around me are agitated in this COVID-19 world, the worse my complex PTSD.

Hope Gordon19 March 2020covid-19, coronavirus, PTSD covid, post traumatic stress disorder, pandemic PTSD, hope gordon, childhood trauma covid, PTSD challenges, PTSD coping, ptsd hypervigilence, PTSD hyperalert

PTSD in a pandemic 2 (COVID-19 in Australia): Preparing for a pandemic

PTSD in a pandemic 2 (COVID-19 in Australia): Preparing for a pandemic

Sometimes fear paralyses. I am not stripping supermarket shelves. I am not prepared for this pandemic. Not at all.

Hope Gordon18 March 2020covid-19, coronavirus, covid PTSD, pandemic PTSD, pandemic, hope gordon, childhood trauma covid, PTSD coping, PTSD challenges

PTSD in a pandemic 1 (COVID-19 in Australia): Impact of childhood trauma

PTSD in a pandemic 1 (COVID-19 in Australia): Impact of childhood trauma

COVID-19 is not a virus to me - it is my father, and I am now reliving my childhood.

Hope Gordon17 March 2020covid-19, coronavirus, covid PTSD, childhood trauma covid, pandemic, post traumatic stress disorder, hope gordon, impact of abuse