What is cPTSD
Caused by experiencing an event or series of events that are extremely threatening or horrifying. These events can happen during childhood or as an adult.
Quite often these events will have been difficult or impossible to easily escape from or avoid. For example:
torture
slavery
genocide campaigns
living in a war zone
prolonged domestic violence
repeated childhood sexual or physical abuse.
Symptoms of cPTSD
As well as the symptoms of PTSD, people with complex PTSD might also:
have extremely negative beliefs about themselves as ‘diminished, defeated or worthless’
have great difficulty in regulating their emotions and emotional responses
find it extremely difficult to keep relationships and feel close to other people
Tx
Work with a therapist - 3 steps: stabilisation, trauma focused therapies, reintegration or reconnection
Medication
Self-help
