Complex PTSD/TRAUMA

@Joe114

Nope, it's often in childhood but not always. Here's something I was able to find.

"Complex trauma is not always the result of childhood trauma. It can also occur as a result of adults’ experience of violence in the home, family, neighbourhood and workplace. It can be physical, sexual, emotional, verbal, financial or spiritual. Other causes are violence in the community such as civil unrest, war trauma or genocide, refugee and asylum seeker trauma, sexual exploitation and trafficking, extreme medical trauma and repeated deployments such as for emergency personnel, armed forces."
https://blueknot.org.au/resources/understanding-trauma-and-abuse/what-is-complex-trauma/

Thank you. My therapist insists that mine happened in my childhood but i don't remember. On the other hand i suggested a lot emotionally, financially, and otherwise as an adult. All the work he does is focused on childhood, and he won't acknowledge what happened in my adult life where i had several spells of long term (years) of traumatic experiences and I'm lost and stuck. I've been on therapy for 5 years and it's only getting worse. He's competent and kind but his methods just aren't working. I'm coming up with my own ways of healing and it seems to work better. Are there other resources where i can learn about complex trauma and how to heal it?

I didn't try EMDR.i asked my therapist for it but he told me to do it on my own. The tricky part is that there's no specific traumatic events such as a car accident or the death of a loved one. Rather a lot of emotional abuse and severe adverse life circumstances over a couple of decades. A very simple example is the past 5 years. I know it will be helpful if i change my therapist but i can't afford another one which is the main reason i stick to him even though I feel oftentimes that our sessions are re traumatizing experiences. I'm debilitated by my illnesses and can hardly work. I rely on friends and family for financial support, and constantly in financial distress. It's a vicious cycle and i don't see any way out. I contacted some charities but they don't offer this kind of support. My own country was destroyed by civil war and it started then. I live as a refugee in another country with no family or friends or any kind of support. Very simple, everyday tasks are a big challenge. Walking 100 meters is like climbing a mountain to me.