/r/cptsdcreatives

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A safe & supportive space for artists and other creatives to share their work related to their experience with Complex PTSD. Please read the rules before posting.

A safe & supportive space for artists and other creatives to share their work related to their experience with Complex PTSD. Please read the rules before posting.


Rules

1. OC or approved sharing only.

If your post is not OC, you must state that this is not your original work in the title, and provide artist credit in the comments.

2. No advertising or surveys.

This subreddit is not for sale/advertisement purposes. You may provide shop info in comments only. Excessive promotion of shops may result in a ban.

3. Be considerate.

Bigotry of any kind will not be tolerated (racism, misogyny, transphobia, homophobia, ableism, etc.)

4. Label triggering content accordingly.

This subreddit is for users who have experienced trauma and are at some point in their recovery. Please use post flairs to label content that is triggering (visually, in subject matter, etc.). Graphic content (nudity, blood, gore, etc) must be marked as NSFW and SPOILER.

5. Be mindful of others' recovery.

Everyone is at a different stage in healing. Please refrain from criticism and judgment of others' healing and creative process.

6. Be respectful of all art forms and styles.

Creativity and expression exist in many forms. Please refrain from taking jabs at others' work or style.

7. No AI.

Imagery or text created using generative AI technology (examples include, but are not limited to: Stable Diffusion, Midjourney, DALL-E, ChatGPT) is expressly forbidden. Artwork compositions primarily featuring (representing a majority of the submitted work(s)) is included under this rule.


Feel your content was removed unfairly? Have comments/suggestions/questions? We are more than happy to hear directly from you! Please send us a message at any time for any reason and we'll get back to you as soon as we can :)


Recommended subreddits

  • /r/CPTSD - A support community for those affected by C-PTSD.
  • /r/CPTSDNextSteps - A sister subreddit of /r/CPTSD. A community is meant for those in the process of recovery.
  • /r/CPTSDmemes - memes to get you through that 4AM insomnia

You are loved.

/r/cptsdcreatives

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fairy

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2024/11/02
02:56 UTC

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WIP Harborage

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2024/11/01
23:58 UTC

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CPTSD Creatives - Monthly Discussion Thread

A monthly discussion thread for all CPTSD creatives to chat, ask creative-related questions, or simply to post ideas/suggestions.

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2024/11/01
21:01 UTC

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this is a funeral

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2024/11/01
19:53 UTC

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CPTSD "inner critic"

1 Comment
2024/11/01
15:34 UTC

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I need you.

7 Comments
2024/10/31
21:23 UTC

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CPTSD + neurodivergent household. Happy spooky

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2024/10/31
21:06 UTC

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Edelweiss

It

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2024/10/31
19:49 UTC

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do u work for the dirty god? tw strangulation

made this little piece because I’m so angry at the world. they treated him like a god, when he treated me like this? why? couldn’t they see what he was doing to me?

1 Comment
2024/10/31
08:48 UTC

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Window

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2024/10/30
21:29 UTC

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Medical Doll. -Doll. [A work about medical trauma.] TW: depictions of internal human anatomy, medical trauma, discomfort/ creepiness.

2 Comments
2024/10/30
06:41 UTC

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All of Us Obscured

Only way I could get this feeling across properly, idk how else. Wanted to play with legos so bad but all mine are put away so had to go digital :( sorry for corny lego vent art just the only medium I know how and kid me wanted to play

4 Comments
2024/10/30
01:07 UTC

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Anyone else hate their birthday?

9 Comments
2024/10/29
06:46 UTC

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Be the serpent

2 Comments
2024/10/29
05:11 UTC

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(Poem)

I’m tired of how hard I’ve had to work,
Just to stay on this earth,

I’m tired of how much it hurts.
Like I could sleep for years,

I’m tired of the pain,
The sadness,
That always seems to remain,

I’m tired,
That I have to pretend,
Like all of this
Is a worthwhile gain.

0 Comments
2024/10/28
21:56 UTC

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Family Gathering - My first digital drawing

9 Comments
2024/10/28
12:06 UTC

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🧃

2 Comments
2024/10/28
09:15 UTC

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Pieces of Myself

Destroyed in a moment of wanting to erase all traces of myself. I got really lucky this time… I’m glad to still be here.

0 Comments
2024/10/28
00:07 UTC

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Inner Child Project - Lighthouse

Following a kindergarten curriculum as a way to connect with my inner child and learn and practice new things. The craft for this week was to use watercolor to paint a lighthouse scene.

0 Comments
2024/10/27
21:41 UTC

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[last one for the next few days.] [I know I'm spamming at this point, I had a lot on my mind.] "Disrespectful." TW: Insults, mild gore.

1 Comment
2024/10/27
08:02 UTC

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"14." I must have been 14, when I passed out, and hit my denture on a rock. I chipped off a part of my tooth. If I remember correctly, my present abuser did not care, indifference. The tooth got evened out by a dentist later, they said, but you can still see the chipped part. -Doll. TW: bodily harm

2 Comments
2024/10/27
07:24 UTC

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A doodle I found in my journal tonight.

3 Comments
2024/10/27
05:34 UTC

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"Tongue made of Gold." TW: blood, potential incest, abuser/ victim dynamic, gaslight.

1 Comment
2024/10/27
04:42 UTC

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