Concern about view of C-PTSD

[Alexandra]

Hello Moondance; Ah, a fellow cat lover, I was "adopted", by my cat at a shelter, I looked at a number of cats, however, the orange tabby cuddled with me and purred, the volunteer , said congratulations you have been adopted , he follows me around, sleeps with me, I feel cherrie when I play with him, a cat give unconditional love , what a joy, I hope your cat is doing the same for you. I also fine that exercise, make me feel better, I have a stationary bike, I put on some uplifting music and peddle . Alexandra 

[Moondance]

Hi Alexandra,

All great things, animals, cats in particular lol, exercise and music.

I enjoyed a walk today and my cat was there for me this morning.  A particularly upsetting morning but as usual she comes near me and lays down and meows for some petting which then soothes me.

Hope you have a good day today.

[Alexandra]

Hello ; Today I did my laundry, I get emotional flashbacks, from having being beaten, I feel trapped, doing laundry is a normal part of life ,however, I have all these bad feelings,when doing it  I would just like to do daily Tasks , without the pain of remembered trauma, I know other people with C-PTSD, will understand, so I am not alone. Alexandra

[Moondance]

Hi Alexandra,

You are definitely not alone here. 

I am so sorry you are going through this - it's not fair and yes you should very much be able to do laundry or daily things without experiencing flashbacks. 

I sit with you to support you if this is helpful at all.  If not helpful please disregard.

[TheBigBlue]

  and sending support

[Alexandra]

Hello ; Thank you for the encouragement. I find fiction ,to be comforting, I can connect with the people, and I am safe , I even have my personal favorite books that I re-read, for comfort, after all of the chaos that I lived through, I find the predictability ,of knowing the book to be comforting.