Excerpt From Summary of Pete Walker's Complex PTSD
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The author was affected by Cptsd, which is a disorder that stems from growing up in a severely abusive and/or neglectful family. The good news is that it can be healed, and the author has experienced this firsthand.
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Cptsd is a more severe type of post-traumatic stress disorder. It is characterized by five common and troublesome features: emotional flashbacks, toxic shame, self-abandonment, a vicious inner critic and social anxiety.
