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Depression & Burn Out Therapy
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What Is C-PTSD? Understanding Complex Trauma, Relational Wounds & the Path to Healing
Trauma & Healing Alyssa Kushner, LCSW 5/25/25 Trauma & Healing Alyssa Kushner, LCSW 5/25/25

What Is C-PTSD? Understanding Complex Trauma, Relational Wounds & the Path to Healing

C-PTSD isn’t just about what happened to you — it’s about what kept happening over time. This blog breaks down the signs of complex trauma, how it shows up in relationships, and how therapy with a trauma-informed EMDR therapist can help you begin healing.

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Mental health isn’t another to-do list. And healing it shouldn’t be another project.⁣ ⁣ If you’ve ever felt like you’re “not doing enough” in your healing… pause and ask:⁣ - What am I trying to prove?⁣ - Who Not all trauma looks loud. Sometimes it looks like smiling when you’re deeply uncomfortable. Or feeling anxious when things are finally calm. Or over-explaining yourself just to feel safe in a conversation.⁣ ⁣ If you’ve ever thought:⁣ &ld C-PTSD isn’t “just trauma.”⁣ It’s what happens when you’ve had to stay in survival mode for too long. When you’ve felt unsafe, unseen, or on edge in your own body or relationships — not because of one event, Always more peaceful on top of a mountain!⁣ ⁣ A reminder that even if you can’t get there - you can close your eyes and visualize this space - noticing the colors, the sights, the sounds, the textures, the smells, etc. For a moment you can let We spend so much time trying to be liked—filtering ourselves, overexplaining, people-pleasing—but what about being someone you actually like? Someone you trust. Someone you respect. Because no amount of external validation can replace th Ever catch yourself avoiding the very thing you want most?⁣ That’s self-sabotage—and it’s not because you’re lazy, broken, or lacking the ability to do it.⁣ ⁣ Self-sabotage is often a protective response wired by trauma, fear,
“It’s never good enough.”⁣ ⁣ Is a voice in your head that says you should be doing more, trying harder, getting it perfect — even when no one else is asking that of you. ⁣ ⁣ That’s likely your inner critic.⁣ ⁣ Perfection
If you’ve ever felt like you couldn’t trust yourself — this might be why. When you’ve been gaslit or chronically invalidated, it doesn’t just mess with your head — it messes with your gut. You start second-guessin

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