What is Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder?

Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Victim who undergoes chronic or long term exposure to emotional trauma, with little or no chance of escape will suffer from Complex PTSD (Thowfeek,T,2015).

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• Complex PTSD makes someone not want to carry on living because they lack of trust in other people

• Complex PTSD causes fear and anger that is so overwhelming because the pain is unbearable.

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Many children with complex PTSD suffer a variety of traumatic events, such as

•      physical and sexual abuse,
•      witnessing domestic and community violence,
•      separation from family members

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Complex trauma can affect a child’s physiology, emotions, ability to think, judge, and concentrate, negative patterns of thinking, self-image, and relationships with others.

Across the life span, complex trauma is linked to a wide range of problems, like avoiding certain situations, staying at home, depression , anxiety, self-harming behaviors, and other psychiatric disorders.  

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References
 Thowfeek, T. (2015). Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD). Out of the FOG. Retrieved 29 September 2016, from http://outofthefog.website/toolbox-1/2015/11/17/complex-post-traumatic-stress-disorder-c-ptsd