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A review by reading__queerly
Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving by Pete Walker
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4.5/5 stars
This book was recommended to me by my therapist. It took me six months to read with its wealth of information, not to mention the emotional weight and the discussions that followed each chapter as I talked about it with others. It is a book that has actually changed my life. I found the chapters on emotional flashbacks, facing your inner critic, and your fight/flight/freeze/fawn type incredibly helpful for thinking about the inception and lasting effects of trauma on one's life. The book is further easily readable and emphasizes reading the parts that you are the most interested in, rather than prioritizing going from start to finish like most books in the genre. There are also immensely helpful "tool boxes" at the end of the book with summaries of healthy coping mechanisms.
This book was recommended to me by my therapist. It took me six months to read with its wealth of information, not to mention the emotional weight and the discussions that followed each chapter as I talked about it with others. It is a book that has actually changed my life. I found the chapters on emotional flashbacks, facing your inner critic, and your fight/flight/freeze/fawn type incredibly helpful for thinking about the inception and lasting effects of trauma on one's life. The book is further easily readable and emphasizes reading the parts that you are the most interested in, rather than prioritizing going from start to finish like most books in the genre. There are also immensely helpful "tool boxes" at the end of the book with summaries of healthy coping mechanisms.