An Informed Patient’s Perspective
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Understanding Complex PTSD and Cannabis In Self-Managed Therapy
Stoning Demons is an informed patient’s perspective on Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Developmental Trauma, and Marijuana-Supported Therapy. This work is focused on Complex PTSD as it relates to childhood trauma and its lifelong impacts on the health and psychology of the victim.
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Book 1
Childhood Trauma is a Primer for Complex PTSD
Book 1 explores how trauma experienced in childhood can lay the groundwork for Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder later in life. Drawing on developmental psychology, it offers insight into the lasting impact of early adversity and how it shapes emotional and neurological development. Originally rooted in research on dysfunctional families, this volume sheds light on the often-overlooked connection between early life experiences and lifelong patterns of trauma response.
Book 2
Symptoms and Progression of Complex PTSD
Book 2 explores the ways that Complex PTSD takes a progressive pathology, with symptoms worsening over successive traumatic experiences or during periods of elevated stress. Complex PTSD has its foundation in childhood trauma, impacting our development and undermining our mental and physical health for a lifetime.
Book 3
Physical Health Effects and Complex PTSD
People with CPTSD experience a variety of psychological problems, such as depression, other anxiety disorders, and drug and alcohol use problems; however, CPTSD can also have an impact on physical health. In fact, people with CPTSD are at greater risk for developing physical health problems, including heart disease, obesity, gastrointestinal problems, and adrenal issues.
Book 4
Childhood Sexual Abuse and Complex PTSD
Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) is one of the most heinous abuses a person can suffer. CSA is often experienced with other forms of abuse and neglect, creating an imprint of psychological conditioning, conflict and injury. Many who suffered abuse develop complex post-traumatic stress disorder.
Adversity in childhood is known to have lifelong effects. Abuse disrupts the path of normal development, leading to a wide range of psychological and physical conditions. These conditions can emerge later in life yet have their origins in the family environment. CSA creates ongoing adversity that begins in childhood and escalates as a consuming, persistent inner conflict that continues to re-traumatize long into adulthood. This leaves the victim vulnerable to increased stress response throughout life and has a direct correlation to quality of life and longevity.
