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A Practical Guide to Complex PTSD: Compassionate Strategies to Begin Healing from Childhood Trauma

by Arielle Schwartz PhD

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A Practical Guide to Complex PTSD contains research-based strategies, tools, and support for individuals working to heal from their childhood trauma. You don't have to be a prisoner of your past. Repetitive trauma during childhood can impact your emotional development, creating a ripple effect that carries into adulthood. Complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD) is a physical and psychological response to these repeated traumatic events. Learn the skills necessary to improve your show more physical and mental health with practical strategies taken from the most effective therapeutic methods, including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), and somatic psychology. When appropriately addressed, the wounds of your past no longer need to interfere with your ability to live a meaningful and satisfying life. This book will have you: - Understanding C-PTSD-Get an in-depth explanation of complex PTSD, including its symptoms, its treatment through various therapies, and more. - Addressing your symptoms-Discover evidence-based strategies for healing the symptoms of complex PTSD, like avoidance, depression, emotional dysregulation, and hopelessness. - Relating to real stories-Relate to others' experiences with complex PTSD with multiple real-life examples included in each chapter. Let go of the pain from your past with A Practical Guide to Complex PTSD!. show less

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Published: 2020
Genres: Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 616.85
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