{"id":7614,"date":"2025-08-27T19:36:48","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T19:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moongatetherapy.com\/?page_id=7614"},"modified":"2025-09-03T02:55:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T02:55:18","slug":"complex-trauma-ptsd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/moongatetherapy.com\/?page_id=7614","title":{"rendered":"Complex Trauma & PTSD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Complex Trauma & PTSD<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Do you feel like past trauma still lives in your body\u2014showing up as flashbacks, shutdowns, or patterns you can\u2019t escape?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Trauma is not \u201call in your head.\u201d It\u2019s a whole-body, nervous-system experience. When something overwhelming happens\u2014whether it\u2019s a single event or years of repeated stress\u2014the body\u2019s natural survival systems (fight, flight, freeze, fawn) can get stuck in overdrive or shut-down completely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We also live in a world that often dismisses trauma or shames survivors. That lack of cultural and relational safety can make you feel isolated, broken, or like you\u2019re \u201ctoo much.\u201d The truth? You are not broken\u2014you adapted. Those adaptations might be painful now, but they are evidence of your resilience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everyone\u2019s experience looks different, but common signs of trauma include:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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