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I'm tired of people assuming that everyone can afford therapy.

Lots of us are in therapy and still on reddit, you can always come here. Yes, therapy is great... but it't not everything. The internet has lots of resources. I really like the book by pete walker, …

r/CPTSDcomment3/15/2026
I deactivated again while healing, wondering whether your experiences are similar

emotional neglect and abuse are enough to traumatize a child, insecure attachment is formed from trauma, deactivation is dissociation and dissociation is a trauma response under the category ”freeze” …

r/AvoidantAttachmentcomment2/6/2026
What ACTUALLY helps heal a dysregulated/anxious nervous system?

This is what helped me. - Know what your limits are and put up boundaries whenever possible. For me, I had to stay single and stop dating and having sex entirely as it was simply too triggering for …

r/CPTSDcomment3/29/2026
has anyone here ever been so disconnected from themselves that they couldn't identify the emotional flashbacks they were experiencing?

Realizing that I'm having an emotional flashback is the first step toward learning to manage them, according to Pete Walker's "13 Steps for Managing Flashbacks": 1. Say to yourself: "I am having a fl…

r/CPTSDcomment4/5/2026
If you be a friend next to you, how would you help you?

I like your question. I would take myself for a nice walk, maybe go out to dinner somewhere, see a movie. I would enjoy the company. Having good company would be very healing for me. If getting help …

r/CPTSDcomment4/5/2026
Can just emotional neglect cause CPTSD?

https://pete-walker.com/pdf/emotionalNeglectComplexPTSD.pdf

r/CPTSDcomment4/5/2026
Is it possible to develop CPTSD just from my parents not meeting my emotional needs?

yes it is. check out Pete Walker’s book Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving. I listened to the audiobook but you can also read it. here’s an article he wrote also tho I haven’t read it myself, j…

r/CPTSDcomment4/7/2026
How do you handle unwanted intrusive thoughts and rumination?

Yeah sounds like you’re having emotional flashbacks OP, here are Pete Walker’s [13 Steps for Emotional Flashbacks.](https://www.pete-walker.com/13StepsManageFlashbacks.htm) I put them on my mirror in…

r/CPTSDcomment4/12/2026