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Omar Farouk (@omar_farouk) | Ask.Dr

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160Karma111Post49CommentCreated on Jan 19, 2026· 7mo ago

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c/trauma·u/omar_farouk·4mo ago

Can you heal from CPTSD on your own, without a therapist?

I still catch myself asking permission to call it trauma, which feels like part of the original wound. I don't even have a clean name for it. I just know it keeps running the day.

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c/depression·u/omar_farouk·5mo ago

How do people actually get better? I've been depressed for years.

I've been 'managing' for so long I forgot what not managing would even look like. I don't even have a clean name for it. I just know it keeps running the day. I can get through a w

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