In the first article of this series, we focused on toxic positivity and gratitude shaming. We spoke about how while gratitude is an important part of our life; it is unnecessary to be grateful for the harmful things that have happened to us such as childhood trauma.
This article will cover how false gratitude and letting go affect those of us who live with the aftereffects of complex trauma.
Complex Trauma, What Is It?
I realize we cover complex trauma quite a bit here in CPTSD Foundation’s blog, but it is far too important not to iterate and reiterate what complex trauma is and how it affects people.
Complex trauma relates to experiences of children who experienced neglect and abuse at the hands of their caregivers. These children grow up in highly dysfunctional homes that have a tremendous impact on their emotional, social, psychological, and physical development. Unfortunately, the ramifications of complex trauma on many children will last a lifetime.
A paper written in 2016 sums it up well, “Traumatic events during childhood were associated with later post-traumatic stress symptoms but with classic rather than complex symptoms. Social acknowledgment and dysfunctional disclosure partially mediated this relationship. These findings suggest that childhood traumatic stress impacts individuals across the life span and may be associated with particular adverse psychopathological consequences.” (Danese and McCrory, 2015).
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