Karmaşık Ptsd’li insanlar için kariyer?

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1. rotatingmusicplate

   Mayıs 25, 2026 - 11:11 pm

   I also suffer from CPTSD. Here is what I find helpful to consider:

   – This is not an all or nothing choice. My CPTSD healing has taken years and consistent therapy. What was once completely outside of my ability, has, gradually, with exposure and time, become possible for me. For example, I was terrified to take the public train for years. Now, I take it without thinking about it. Career wise, this means that the floater job you have for now, the *good enough* job, can truly be enough. 
   – Focus on environments, not jobs. I struggle in high stress, constantly fluctuating, or high stakes areas. Life-or-death healthcare services, like emergency nursing, are out of the question. Lower-stress jobs, where the severity of mistakes is less severe (e.g. waitress, programmer, park ranger, etc.) fit me better. Don’t pick a career right now. Focus on healing your inner thoughts and patterns, THEN you will be in a much better state to reason about your exact career path later. Do not underestimate what being in a shame spiral, depressive episode, or anxiety spiral can do to your ability to think clearly. Standing on the other side I can clearly see moments in my life when I made important decisions entirely not of sound mind, though at the time I found my state “normal”. 
   – For now, I personally would not recommend returning for a master’s. I completed my masters while in the throes of CPTSD care, and I regret it. I could have been much faster and more effective as a researcher if I was of stable-er mind during my work. I love university and excelled in it, but my masters was merely a stopgap because I was terrified of advocating for myself in the workforce. Eventually that moment came knocking anyways. I wish I had waited to pursue my research a little later. 
   – You know yourself best. You don’t need to figure out your career right now. You need a stable, reliable, *manageable* source of income. This should, ideally, be enough to keep the lights on, food in the fridge, and put aside some for savings. What job is manageable for you to maintain during treatment? I worked as a cashier and enjoyed it, despite it being a “frivolous” job, because my manager was kind and the hours were steady and predictable. Consider what matters to you and helps calm you down – repetitive tasks, outdoor spaces,  predictable work hours, minimal human contact (try online call centre jobs?), remote work (can be hard to find, don’t aim for this initially), nice coworkers, etc.
   – Give yourself at least a year of this. Rest. Attend therapy regularly. Focus on forming a healthy routine. Drink water. Read books. Stretch it out. Your ability to chase a career path will be there when you are ready. As someone with CPTSD, you have been chronically depleted but the environment and people around you. It’s time to give yourself grace and space. 

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2. forest_spirit_2828

   Mayıs 25, 2026 - 11:11 pm

   Heyy girlie! I’m also from Pakistan, and have cPTSD too. Are you still living with family that made you have cPTSD in the first place? If so, would highly recommend going for a masters if you can. I think the new, safer environment will help you heal faster. Also the new experiences will help to not ruminate over the old pain unnecessarily. Also feel free to drop me a message in case you wanna talk more about it, maybe I could share what has helped me. Wishing you the best of luck on your healing journey 🫂

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