Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving: A Guide and Map for Recovering from Childhood Trauma

Must read , The Writer gets it Finally someone you can relate too and who is willing to share his experiences too so makes it more understandable not just someone telling you what to do

An amazing book that can help to understand why you are/have become the way you are today, and how you can help yourself to become free from those unseen chains around you. By far, one of the best books on childhood emotional neglect/abuse If you are feel like childhood issues could be at the root of your many daily issues today, please get this book! It could be a

Everyone who had an Unpleasant childhood or loves someone who did should read this book.

I had a good childhood yet I found meaning and explaination for me deep seated thinking and behavior

This is a great book which goes beyond theory to implementable tools and techniques! Highly recommend it for all - as no one could have been brought up perfectly ….

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This is best self help book I have ever read with practical solutions to traumatic background. I encourage all who would want to heal from child hood trauma to read this once. It gives a great sense of peace and relief.

GOT THE PRODUCT

Very low quality publishing. Returned.

Llego en buena forma al lugar de entrega, fue un regalo de navidad hacia un familiar y quedó encantado, lo recomiendo👏

This is the best book on childhood trauma I have ever read. For the first time in my life, I understand what is going on with me and why. This has brought me an immense sense of relief and self compassion. I now have the courage to see my past with clarity, understanding and wisdom. I don't feel broken or strange any more. I especially appreciated the author's authenticity and level of disclosure, as well as his kind and gentle approach. The book is full of practical tools to guide anyone interested to go beyond their current limitations and achieve a new level of freedom and growth. I highly recommend it!

Stop scrolling and listen up. Do not even purchase another CPTSD book until you have read this one. Trust me, I have spent THOUSANDS, yes, thousands, of dollars on trauma healing resources related to CPTSD and its hellish symptoms but this one is *BY FAR* the best. It's the kind of book where you highlight almost every single sentence on every single page. Here's why: 1.) Emergency Preparedness. Unfortunately, the way in which I learned about my CPTSD diagnosis was through a massive emotional flashback. In 2021 I decided to leave a marriage full of the same religious, psychological, emotional, and physical abuse that I was raised in. During this process, old trauma was triggered in a way I had never experienced before. For months I had been living in constant hyperarousal. I felt like a panicky and frantic child. The slightest sounds and movements would throw me into full blown panic attacks. I was insecure, anxious, impulsive, and afraid. I couldn't sleep or eat. I am only 5' and normally weigh 115 lbs and lost 20 lbs in 2 months. I was irritable, couldn't concentrate on my job, and felt constantly on guard. None of this was good considering I own my own six figure business and am a mom to three little kids. I kept digging and researching and everything I found was kind of similar but didn't really describe whatever it was I was experiencing. I had even bought another famous book on CPTSD looking for answers and it held none. But, 6 months later, I found this book. Pete Walker begins the book by saying something along the lines of, "if you are experiencing such-and-such symptoms, skip to page _____," so I did. My mind was blown, tears were falling down my face because I finally had a name to what it was I had been experiencing for 6 entire months now! It was an emotional flashback. Emotional flashback's are interesting because they do not have the visual element that is present in PTSD flashbacks and they can last for a long time. Mine ended up lasting 6 months and the only reason it stopped was because of this book. Sadly, until I read Pete's book, I had no idea what was happening. I just kept telling my friends who were helping me, "this isn't me. This isn't me. Something is wrong." I knew I wasn't myself, I just didn't know why. Now I'm here 8 months later trying to play catch up on all the areas of my life that suffered while I was in my emotional flashback. I wish I had found this book sooner. There is so much power in being able to name what you are experiencing and this book helped me do that. 2.) Path to healing. When you first find out you have CPTSD its overwhelming to know where to begin your healing journey. The first book about CPTSD that I bought was a workbook, it was okay, but it was NOTHING compared to this book. Had I found this book sooner, I wouldn't have even bought the other one. Other famous CPTSD authors lay out the the different options for CPTSD healing (CBT, DBT, EMDR, Somatic, Internal Family Systems, Inner Child work, etc.), but Pete takes it a step further and tells you exactly where to start. Which is a massive relief because the last thing you want to do when your CPTSD has been activated is spend hours attempting to research opinions from people who don't even know what it is you're going through. The best part is, if you're distrustful or curious like me, Pete even explains why he puts certain steps before others. . 3.) Lists. No one has time to read an entire chapter when their (or someone they love's) nervous system has been thrown into hypo- or hyper-arousal and they need to figure out what triggered them and why. Which is why Pete's easy to remember and easy to find checklists are literal lifesavers. 4.) Pete Walker knows his stuff because he is a survivor himself. As a child I was told that I was a punishment from God on my mother. This statement was only the beginning of a deep seeded core belief I had that I was innately, permanently broken. Pete's book and the memories and experiences he describes didn't feel triggering to me but healing. It felt like for the first time in my life I could acknowledge that I was normal. I wasn't broken. Nothing was wrong with me. This book is validating and enlightening. A true salve for the traumatized soul. There are a million other reasons as to why this book is the best of the best, but, I digress. Just trust me and the other 6,000 people leaving reviews here and BUY THIS BOOK NOW!

I never thought and understand whats wrong with me, even successful in many fields of life. Something was always missing, always go back to my lousy bad habits. Always go back to my abusive friends and family members but always defeated. Now i know, on my way to fight back this time with knowledge of self.