Hello! I'm Sunny, I'm new to the forum :)
I am not diagnosed with CPTSD as I've never, in my whole life, been to a mental health professional (My family frowns upon mental health problems so they prefer to just ignore them...) but I have reason to believe I have developed it so I'm currently researching it. I am looking to find other people with similar experiences, symptoms and just more knowledge than I have on the topic
From what I've read so far, I see it's rather common to have traumatic experiences related to family life and caregivers. My family and my relationship with my parents is very far from perfect since they both exhibit many red flags, but actually most of my trauma relates to my school life and the emotional abuse I faced from peers and friends. I have a little bit of trouble understanding what happened to me as a valid experience but I'm here, trying to acknowledge that what happened to me was traumatic, that I'm still deeply affected to it and that maybe CPTSD can finally give me an answer and ways to cope
Hope everyone has a good day and thanks for giving me this space :cheer:
Hi and a warm welcome to OOTS Sunny :heythere:
We can definitely develop CPTSD from ongoing relational abuse by people who aren't family, especially when it is ongoing. Being bullied in school as you were or harassed at work as an adult are two common situations.
Glad you found your way here to us!
Hi Kizzie! Thanks for the welcome :)
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Yea, for some reason narcs don't like therapist, counselors, psychologists, etc. When I finally did go to therapy at 67 years of age, she said stay away from your family. Period. I knew it was not the normal to be treated like trash every day. Now I know I do matter and they are broken people that are totally clueless to their behaviors. I can only change myself, not them. I tried for many years but it did not work.