I Am Not in Pain. How to Help Yourself Live On After PTSD and Psychological Trauma and Start Trusting Life

Polina Serebryakova — a clinical psychologist, has been working with patients with ADHD, CBT, DBT, schema therapy, PTSD, and complex PTSD for over seven years. An honest conversation about how severe traumatic experiences change brain function and why classic empathy cannot heal the consequences of psychological violence. The author — a clinical psychologist who understands complex trauma from the inside, translates the complex laws of neurobiology into a language understandable to everyone. Inside — a scientifically grounded basis for working with the consequences of psychological trauma and PTSD. You will learn why the body remains in survival mode for years, how the psyche isolates unbearable memories in «dark rooms», and what the nervous system needs to complete the stress response. The author offers a step-by-step algorithm of actions: from understanding the physiology of fear to restoring a whole identity and establishing safe personal boundaries. Reclaim hope and support: the consequences of trauma — are a normal reaction of the psyche to abnormal circumstances. And no matter how difficult it is to look back, a person is always more than what was once done to them.