Defining Complex PTSD (CPTSD)? While PTSD has to do with a single overwhelming event, Complex PTSD (CPTSD) is the prolonged or repeated experiences of stress, fear, emotional pain, or relational trauma over time, particularly where a person felt trapped, powerless, or emotionally alone. From a developmental perspective, CPTSD can develop through experiences such as childhood emotional neglect, unstable caregiving, chronic criticism, emotional unpredictability, bullying, abusive relationships,...

Have you ever been told you're "too sensitive" , or find yourself able to pick up on subtle changes in the room or a person's facial expressions and body language? This heightened awareness may feel like a personality trait, but more often than not, they are protective adaptations from unsafe environments. In this article, we’ll explore how sensitivity and hypervigilance are not flaws, but intelligent responses formed in unsafe or unpredictable environments. What is hypervigilance?...

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