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This quote from Nate Postlethwait really explains things perfectly.
This is what I wish others around me could have understood about me.
People with cPTSD have difficulty explaining why things feel so intense. Think of a person in pain who was always denied help with past pain & imagine what they’ve had to do all those years to get by. The c in cPTSD is complex. A life built in survival mode is not easy to explain