Complex Ptsd Books

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Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 12 times as complex-ptsd)
avg rating 4.53 — 14,885 ratings — published 2013
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What My Bones Know What My Bones Know (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as complex-ptsd)
avg rating 4.49 — 83,643 ratings — published 2022
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The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as complex-ptsd)
avg rating 4.33 — 303,567 ratings — published 2014
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Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as complex-ptsd)
avg rating 4.35 — 100,949 ratings — published 2015
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Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence - From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence - From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as complex-ptsd)
avg rating 4.40 — 16,137 ratings — published 1992
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Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors: Overcoming Internal Self-Alienation Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors: Overcoming Internal Self-Alienation (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as complex-ptsd)
avg rating 4.51 — 1,769 ratings — published 2016
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First, I Believe You: A True Story of Healing from Hidden Memories of Severe Childhood Trauma First, I Believe You: A True Story of Healing from Hidden Memories of Severe Childhood Trauma (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as complex-ptsd)
avg rating 4.33 — 9 ratings — published
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No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma & Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma & Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as complex-ptsd)
avg rating 4.08 — 22,472 ratings — published 2021
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Transcending Trauma: Healing Complex PTSD with Internal Family Systems Transcending Trauma: Healing Complex PTSD with Internal Family Systems (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as complex-ptsd)
avg rating 4.45 — 477 ratings — published
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Mothers Who Can't Love: A Healing Guide for Daughters Mothers Who Can't Love: A Healing Guide for Daughters (ebook)
by (shelved 2 times as complex-ptsd)
avg rating 4.21 — 4,716 ratings — published 2014
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In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as complex-ptsd)
avg rating 4.34 — 3,482 ratings — published 2010
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Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as complex-ptsd)
avg rating 4.06 — 10,745 ratings — published 1997
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Internal Family Systems Therapy Internal Family Systems Therapy (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as complex-ptsd)
avg rating 4.34 — 1,646 ratings — published 1994
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The Complex PTSD Workbook: A Mind-Body Approach to Regaining Emotional Control and Becoming Whole The Complex PTSD Workbook: A Mind-Body Approach to Regaining Emotional Control and Becoming Whole (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as complex-ptsd)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,405 ratings — published 2017
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Platform Decay (The Murderbot Diaries, #8) Platform Decay (The Murderbot Diaries, #8)
by (shelved 1 time as complex-ptsd)
avg rating 4.25 — 27,627 ratings — published 2026
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Childhood Disrupted: How Your Biography Becomes Your Biology, and How You Can Heal Childhood Disrupted: How Your Biography Becomes Your Biology, and How You Can Heal (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as complex-ptsd)
avg rating 4.26 — 3,124 ratings — published 2015
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Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as complex-ptsd)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,479,579 ratings — published 2017
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Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1) Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as complex-ptsd)
avg rating 4.20 — 433,117 ratings — published 1995
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The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as complex-ptsd)
avg rating 4.04 — 252,511 ratings — published 1985
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Not My Shame: Healing Childhood Trauma Not My Shame: Healing Childhood Trauma (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as complex-ptsd)
avg rating 5.00 — 6 ratings — published
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Het blijft toch je familie (Dutch Edition) Het blijft toch je familie (Dutch Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as complex-ptsd)
avg rating 3.33 — 261 ratings — published
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Developmental Trauma Disorder: The Complete Healing Developmental Trauma and Dissociation Developmental Trauma Disorder: The Complete Healing Developmental Trauma and Dissociation (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as complex-ptsd)
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published
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Seasparrow (Graceling Realm, #5) Seasparrow (Graceling Realm, #5)
by (shelved 1 time as complex-ptsd)
avg rating 4.07 — 9,599 ratings — published 2022
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Rite of Passage Rite of Passage (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as complex-ptsd)
avg rating 3.81 — 3,822 ratings — published 1968
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Believing Me: Healing from Narcissistic Abuse and Complex Trauma Believing Me: Healing from Narcissistic Abuse and Complex Trauma (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as complex-ptsd)
avg rating 4.64 — 715 ratings — published
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Trauma a disociace: Bolest vnitřního rozdělení Trauma a disociace: Bolest vnitřního rozdělení (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as complex-ptsd)
avg rating 4.76 — 21 ratings — published
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Fawning: Why the Need to Please Makes Us Lose Ourselves—and How to Find Our Way Back Fawning: Why the Need to Please Makes Us Lose Ourselves—and How to Find Our Way Back (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as complex-ptsd)
avg rating 4.32 — 2,417 ratings — published 2025
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Alone Alone (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as complex-ptsd)
avg rating 4.28 — 4,044 ratings — published 2019
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Tess of the Road (Tess of the Road, #1) Tess of the Road (Tess of the Road, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as complex-ptsd)
avg rating 3.91 — 10,727 ratings — published 2018
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The Curse of Chalion (World of the Five Gods, #1) The Curse of Chalion (World of the Five Gods, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as complex-ptsd)
avg rating 4.18 — 44,134 ratings — published 2001
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Somatic Therapy for Healing Trauma: Effective Tools to Strengthen the Mind-Body Connection Somatic Therapy for Healing Trauma: Effective Tools to Strengthen the Mind-Body Connection (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as complex-ptsd)
avg rating 4.34 — 117 ratings — published
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Heal Your Nervous System: The 5–Stage Plan to Reverse Nervous System Dysregulation Heal Your Nervous System: The 5–Stage Plan to Reverse Nervous System Dysregulation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as complex-ptsd)
avg rating 3.84 — 1,000 ratings — published
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I'm Glad My Mom Died I'm Glad My Mom Died (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as complex-ptsd)
avg rating 4.43 — 1,591,864 ratings — published 2022
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It It (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as complex-ptsd)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,309,037 ratings — published 1986
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The Woman in Me The Woman in Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as complex-ptsd)
avg rating 3.83 — 593,014 ratings — published 2023
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Understanding the Borderline Mother Understanding the Borderline Mother (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as complex-ptsd)
avg rating 4.41 — 2,800 ratings — published 2000
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Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as complex-ptsd)
avg rating 4.49 — 68,283 ratings — published 2020
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Changing Course: Healing from Loss, Abandonment and Fear Changing Course: Healing from Loss, Abandonment and Fear (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as complex-ptsd)
avg rating 4.31 — 154 ratings — published 1993
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The Wounded Heart The Wounded Heart (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as complex-ptsd)
avg rating 4.32 — 1,804 ratings — published 1990
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Healing the Wounded Heart: The Heartache of Sexual Abuse and the Hope of Transformation Healing the Wounded Heart: The Heartache of Sexual Abuse and the Hope of Transformation (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as complex-ptsd)
avg rating 4.45 — 588 ratings — published 2016
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Mending the Soul: Understanding and Healing Abuse Mending the Soul: Understanding and Healing Abuse (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as complex-ptsd)
avg rating 4.51 — 488 ratings — published 2005
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We Could Be Rats We Could Be Rats (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as complex-ptsd)
avg rating 3.95 — 21,114 ratings — published 2025
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Once a Hero (The Serrano Legacy, #4) Once a Hero (The Serrano Legacy, #4)
by (shelved 1 time as complex-ptsd)
avg rating 4.08 — 5,486 ratings — published 1997
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Spare Spare (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as complex-ptsd)
avg rating 3.83 — 441,655 ratings — published 2023
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The Self-Esteem Workbook The Self-Esteem Workbook (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as complex-ptsd)
avg rating 4.03 — 824 ratings — published
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Pete Walker
“When I delve deeply enough into a client's experience, no matter how initially perplexing or intemperate it may at first seem, I inevitably find psychological sense in it...In fact, I can honestly say that I have never met a feeling or behavior that did not make sense when viewed through the lenses of transference and traumatology.”
Pete Walker, Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving

Judith Lewis Herman
“First, the physiological symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder have been brought within manageable limits. Second, the person is able to bear the feelings associated with traumatic memories. Third, the person has authority over her memories; she can elect both to remember the trauma and to put memory aside. Fourth, the memory of the traumatic event is a coherent narrative, linked with feeling. Fifth, the person's damaged self-esteem has been restored. Sixth, the person's important relationships have been reestablished. Seventh and finally, the person has reconstructed a coherent system of meaning and belief that encompasses the story of trauma.”
Judith Lewis Herman, Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence - From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror

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