Recognise
Common experiences described by people who relate to complex trauma.
This section describes common experiences — not a checklist. You are not being asked to diagnose yourself, only to notice, with curiosity, whatever feels true for you.
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Emotional flashbacks and triggers
Feeling flooded by an old feeling without an obvious cause.
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Hypervigilance, dissociation and shutdown
When the nervous system stays braced, or switches off altogether.
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Difficulties with emotional regulation
Feelings that arrive fast, feel enormous, or feel completely absent.
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Relationships and trust
Closeness that feels both longed for and frightening.
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Shame and self-worth
When the belief 'something is wrong with me' feels like fact.
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