@healingwithchels: Healing CPTSD doesn’t always feel like progress. Sometimes, it feels like collapse. If you’ve been chronically exhausted, unmotivated, or struggling to function after years of living in survival mode, you may be experiencing what some call a CPTSD healing collapse. After prolonged periods of hypervigilance and chronic stress, some survivors notice intense exhaustion, emotional overwhelm, and difficulty maintaining the same level of functioning. Emotions that were previously suppressed may also begin to surface. This can happen as we begin processing trauma and adjusting to life outside of constant survival mode. Does everyone experience a healing collapse? No. And experiencing these symptoms doesn’t automatically mean you’re healing. Important clarification: I’m not referring specifically to dorsal vagal shutdown or the clinical freeze/shutdown response. I’m using “healing collapse” as an informal term to describe the exhaustion, emotional changes, and reduced functioning some survivors experience during recovery. It’s not a formal diagnosis or a universal stage of CPTSD healing. 🖤 If this helped put words to your experience, save it. Have you experienced something like this during your healing journey? Share your experience below 🖤

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