Positive Childhood Experiences Negative Childhood Experiences, Resiliency, and Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

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One might think of negative childhood experiences as intimately linked with complex trauma and complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD), and you would be correct. CPTSD is caused by a series of numerous traumas, usually in childhood, and can form in adulthood.

We have not considered that positive childhood experiences are deeply related to resiliency and can alleviate some of the terrible side effects of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) that cause CPTSD.

Positive Childhood Experiences: A Recap

Often, we read about how adverse childhood experiences challenge kids as they grow into adults and the terrible consequences they have on people’s lives. We seldom concentrate on how powerful positive childhood experiences are in terms of how they also significantly impact the lives of children.

We learned in a previous post on CPTSD.com that:

“The more positive childhood experiences you had growing up, the less likely you are to suffer the long-term consequences of adverse childhood experiences.”

Research has found that with the presence of PCEs, the impact of adverse childhood experiences is…