The Complex PTSD Workbook by Arielle Schwartz (a good intro and lighter overview, very accessible/easy to understand).Super useful workbooks to help you understand yourself, learn about, and work on CPTSD This books helps you see which of your behaviors are coping mechanisms, and invites you to look through them and discard what may no longer be useful for you alcoholic or mentally ill parent), and describes the behaviors people adapt to protect themselves - some productive, some unproductive. Codependent No More by Melody Beattie - Codependency happens when you have unusual circumstances in a home (e.g.The Anger Trap by Les Carter - Many people with CPTSD get stuck in anger related to family dynamics/difficult people this book is useful for that.When Pleasing You is Killing Me by Les Carter - Many people with CPTSD are people pleasing, or have a narcissistic parent/family member this book is useful for that and for boundary building.The Tao of Fully Feeling by Pete Walker - A book about how to reconnect with emotions.Gibson - This book is great at helping people understand what they should have received as a child and did not, how to reach/develop emotional maturity, and how to craft a semblance of a relationship with emotionally immature family if desired Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents by L.The Drama of the Gifted Child by Alice Miller (super misleading title) - This book is one of the original books describing the origins of childhood trauma.Toxic Parents by Susan Forward - An amazing way for people who come from dysfunctional homes to re-contextualize what was/was not normal behaviors for them to experience.It is written at a level appropriate for health care providers The Body Keeps Score by Bessel van der Kolk - This book helps people understand the physical context of complex trauma, and is useful particularly if you have chronic health issues or want to read about the variety of treatments available.Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving by Pete Walker - this one seems to resonate most with people who have CPTSD…it gave me a whole new framework for thinking about myself and behavior.See Youtube links below if you prefer to learn via videoįavorite books, and what they’re good for.ACE Score study links (you may hear “ACEs” mentioned frequently as a gauge of breadth of trauma).General links to learn about C-PTSD (Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) Most individual sites prioritize linking their own content this is a guide agnostic of brand, just by how helpful each was, to me. I’m hoping to spare other people some of the trouble. When I was first diagnosed with C-PTSD, it took a ton of trawling around the internet/reading books recommended from different practitioners to figure out what exactly it was, and what to do about it. From basic info links, forums, Youtube channels, to family support resources

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