If you are going through or have been through Trauma
If you are going through or have been through trauma, learn more about 𝐏𝐓𝐒𝐃 & 𝐂-𝐏𝐓𝐒𝐃.. Most people picture trauma as one huge event. Often it isn’t one moment — it’s years of small hurts: 𝘯𝘦𝘨𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵, 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘳, 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘮, 𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵. Those hurts usually come from the world around us — our schools, workplaces, communities… and sometimes our parents. 👉🏻 PTSD can follow a single terrifying event. 👉🏻 C-PTSD — 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐱 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐦𝐚 — grows when harm is repeated or continuous, especially inside relationships or environments you couldn’t leave. When your surroundings keep signalling danger, your nervous system learns to live there. Understanding the difference matters. It helps you stop blaming yourself and start finding the right support. Naming the experience is not about being labelled — it is a map for healing. I have watched people begin to breathe again the moment they understood: “𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐚?...
