LibraryScenariosWhy You Can't Enjoy Good Things When You Have Complex Trauma
Scenario

Why You Can't Enjoy Good Things When You Have Complex Trauma

I cannot enjoy good moments because I am always waiting for them to end and for something bad to happen instead.

Patan
Online
The coach is replying

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Joy feels dangerous when past experience taught that happiness preceded loss or punishment.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Complex trauma — C-PTSD?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.