What is Chronic Post Traumatic Stress Disorder?

PTSD is a severe reaction to a horrifying event, such as abuse, an accident, a rape but it is usually referred to in conjunction with prisoners of war. If your symptoms last at least five weeks, the disorder is referred to as Chronic Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Victims of abuse usually fall in the latter category. For them, CPTSD is the not-so-sweet icing on the much less than tasty cake.