Thank you, I really try. My first career was in legal compliance in the mortgage industry, and it was such a wrong fit. I hated it and felt like I was doing nothing with my life. Ever since I switched careers, I have loved every minute of it. Found my calling and sticking with it, which sometimes means doing more than just providing therapy.

I have absolutely noticed that people with CPTSD flock together, and it makes so much sense. Another trauma survivor knows what it's like to be hyper-vigilant or have intrusive memories, just like you said. They also understandably tend to use gallows humor that people with great childhoods may not understand.