by Christiane Scarpino | Writing Process
Eight years ago, I sat down to write-not with a plan, not with an audience in mind, but with a heart full of memories and a need to make sense of them. My story had lived quietly inside me for years, tucked away in the shadows of trauma and survival. Writing became a...
by Christiane Scarpino | PTSD
Almost every year, from mid-July to late August something stirs in me. My mind goes back to the day of the terrorist bombing, August 3, 1977. It’s more than just casual thinking and memories…it can disrupt my ability to function as I become hyper vigilant and anxiety...
by Christiane Scarpino | Human/Animal Connection
In 1977, when I was 21 years old, I survived a terrorist attack. I was working as an intern in the Employment Office at Mobil Oil Corporation. A terrorist, assuming the role of a job applicant, left a bomb in an umbrella 10 feet away from my desk. Miraculously, I was...
by Christiane Scarpino | PTSD
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a term that has increasingly entered mainstream conversations, often used casually to describe stressful situations or lingering distress after a difficult experience. While awareness of trauma-related struggles is important,...
by Christiane Scarpino | PTSD
For 48 years, I have lived with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), shaped by a terrorist bombing that altered my world. From the outside, I appear functional—capable, present, engaged—but that surface-level normalcy hides the reality of an ongoing battle within....
