These are resources that I have found useful in managing symptoms. I am not a professional and do not recommend one technique/book over another.
Books:
Complex PTSD by Pete Walker
Waking the Tiger by Peter Levine
Trauma and Recovery by Judith Herman
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk
The Courage to Heal by Laura Davis
The Courage to Heal Workbook by Laura Davis
Complex PTSD workbook
Recovery is the Best Revenge
The Stranger in the Mirror
Unshame
Links:
13 Steps for Managing Emotional Flashbacks
progressive_muscle_relaxation_en-us
nightmare-exposure-and-rescripting-free-en-us
Art of Peace and relaxation workbook: https://lookaside.fbsbx.com/file/artofpeaceandrelaxation.pdf?token=AWw_ayU93c79z5K-L-ze-aL58rQLfdJpnwDTOrg6KTC7dph4zpLc6EKUwiPLvOY8CUsL5xPiGeLcUY853e2tSPW3UuW4TjsSFhz_-EsPUtn2uYHTOj2UPbTP9nbIvAfUTTZy4B1YkYFcVjz-JaQzQc5G
PTSD during the holidays: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/red-room/emtama-lane-psydem-why-pt_b_4311983.html
Nightmares and night terror: http://blogs.plos.org/mindthebrain/2013/11/19/what-dreams-may-come-treating-the-nightmares-of-ptsd/
Dissociation: https://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/PTSD-overview/Dissociative_Subtype_of_PTSD.asp
Crisis lines: 1-800-273-8255 or text hello to 741741 for crisis or start to 741741 for sexual assault survivors
self injury: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/self-injury/symptoms-causes/syc-20350950
Forgiveness: https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/23/your-money/why-its-not-always-good-to-forgive.amp.html
Adult Children of Alcoholics and Dysfunctional families: https://adultchildren.org/mtsearch/?fbclid=IwAR3yEePMNNYaT6sGFj9derZGF12VojqVPL6g0v8rAJ0geTScYjpKLN-Bdlo
Emotional abuse effects on the brain: https://nypost.com/2017/11/02/brain-scans-reveal-how-badly-emotional-abuse-damages-kids/?fbclid=IwAR2GoIkPiVreTX4mFxUbH2l7BG0fCWS5A25QNpJFXav9rRtF7MoqmsUTyUs
CPTSD foundation: https://cptsdfoundation.org/?fbclid=IwAR2KgY9D8DgvStWLfVTLURaj7zyvx9EhhNF_CF5rhsnhGmOLRKfOpJe3Yxw
Article on long term abuse: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/03/225607/leaving-neverland-safechuck-robson-child-sexual-abuse-ptsd?fbclid=IwAR2QLMX0zGlcWMGuhFHTOyV3wwOdqL8j7jwaRQpuDKJN792MPwu7uTig4yg
Documentary on PTSD: https://www.peacefulimpact.fi/en/sustainable-psychiatry/documentary-about-trauma-and-dissociation/?fbclid=IwAR2km7WvmHmmJa_x99xJuYvYeZG-qv9-AG2govwHIr3LT6IxVQX8dR1bUCc
Mighty articles: https://themighty.com/2018/12/why-tough-love-doesnt-work-for-trauma-survivors/?fbclid=IwAR2wyhbUwt4JEbOloWGvnFdYoTcx08FnguqszK13Ct2FvsGR9XdnKFPjmjg
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Somatic experiencing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmJDkzDMllc&fbclid=IwAR1VKkWrfgO-JqrsZJLF3xdlGNyf-gCna5JMoMajiGiEbNapJhmQHNS3opI
Bottom up approach to healing: https://beaconhouse.org.uk/developmental-trauma/the-repair-of-early-trauma-a-bottom-up-approach/?fbclid=IwAR1SC8-nFXEFjbDQaCC25GlvSbCJzwGz0x-zfTvg-0ZtGQpyg1kl7BT4pUU
Vagal nerve stimulation: https://drarielleschwartz.com/natural-vagus-nerve-stimulation-dr-arielle-schwartz/?fbclid=IwAR2FULD6PTPbn_GqGmnn-TDtvWOiqpQEje9z8Cf2PnXNxgFa28R3DwcM9Rs#.XTT51o8pBhE
Inner child meditation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tm9mJUwrLi4&fbclid=IwAR3s-TI0xVOeHqp_l1ag7Gbc3iypnNjsvDgiA3AuZ-v07PG5x9LTpmnV6pA
Relational trauma: https://anniewrightpsychotherapy.com/all-the-little-fragments-understanding-complex-relational-trauma/?fbclid=IwAR1mvD-f40w5Brro2AP-L8dnl8xZzFOLspHW7FU9fDf3e4OofVVduCWq2Lw
Self help books: http://guidetoselfhelpbooks.com/childhood-abuse.htm?fbclid=IwAR1gFoY8il-HYCBl6iwB_ClWE77-uARRm1lsD_CKw8DLarcpw1e6zZEwkww
Healing from trauma: https://www.brainpickings.org/2016/06/20/the-body-keeps-the-score-van-der-kolk/?fbclid=IwAR3C6rYrMPvXxMSFOygvp5qY2WEkgFHzH0_U6Ir0hDQdVhwZtd8E7v0SmYE
Surviving Complex PTSD/PTSD 