I am raising money for PTSD UK by doing the Great North Run in Newcastle to raise awareness for Complex PTSD (C-PTSD).

Complex PTSD is a condition that some people develop after experiencing multiple, sustained or repeated traumas where you repeatedly encounter distressing circumstances - a small list:

military service, childhood abuse, domestic abuse and caring for a loved one with a complex medical condition.

The reason for me running the GNR is I've also been on my own CPTSD journey.

I don't need to give my long-winded trauma story, it's not important.

What is important is access to reliable, high quality and easy-to-understand resources to educate, help empower and inspire resilience in everyone affected by PTSD. To help them work towards successful, sustained recovery and promote compassion and understanding.

PTSD UK is the only charity in the UK dedicated to raising awareness of post-traumatic stress disorder – no matter the trauma that caused it. PTSD UK's mission is to provide supportive, reliable, high-quality and easy-to-understand resources to educate, help empower and inspire resilience in everyone affected by PTSD, to help them work towards successful, sustained recovery.