How to combat Complex PTSD: Eight goals to keep in mind and practice; therapist explains
C-PTSD, or Complex post-traumatic stress disorder, is a condition where a person may experience the symptoms of PTSD along with a few additional symptoms such as difficulty in controlling emotions, feeling angry and not being able to trust anyone. Instead of running away from traumatic experiences and difficult emotions, we need to face them and understand their patterns and know that they are predictable. Goals to remember to combat C-PTSD Challenge avoidance: Instead of running away from traumatic experiences and difficult emotions, we need to face them and understand their patterns and know that they are predictable. Recognise traumatic reenactments: Crisis management and safety planning helps us to understand our patterns and work in changing the versions.
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