Sitting on my bed fighting the urge to climb under the covers and shut the world out. I have so much to do, but my body won’t cooperate. I sit here with these thoughts swirling through my head, but I can’t move. I’ve been getting things done in these random spurts of energy that don’t […]
What is CPTSD? CPTSD is a more severe form of PTSD. In his book, Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving, Pete Walker lists the 5 most common features that differentiate CPTSD from PTSD. The 5 most common symptoms of CPTSD: emotional flashbacks toxic shame self abandonment a vicious inner/outer critic social anxiety CPTSD is a
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Understanding CPTSD
This new video, which I uploaded to my Youtube channel on November 20th, 2017, is a remake of a video I uploaded back in April 2016. I created the original video for my youtube channel with the same content, which I sourced from the Out of the Storm website. I highly recommend this website to anybody suffering
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Understanding CPTSDTopics Covered: Common Symptoms of CPTSD According to Pete Walker, Pete Walker’s 13 Steps for Emotional Flashback Management, and my steps to lessen the severity of a flashback in the absence of Pete Walker’s 13 steps. Resources: Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving Amazon Associates Disclosure Poking Holes is a participant
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Understanding CPTSD
My brain is trying to protect me. That’s what my research tells me. I want desperately to remember. I continue to look for the key. I don’t know what I would do if I quit looking. Perish? Fall into a depressive state even worse than the one I am in now? I try so hard
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Personal ReflectionsIn this video I discuss the causes, key developmental arrests, symptoms, and recovery aspects of CPTSD.
I’ve made other videos that cover the varying aspects individually, but in this video I hit all the key elements of each in one video.
Making these videos helps me to gain a deeper understanding of CPTSD, and I hope it helps you too.
Resources:
Pete Walker’s book: “Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving”
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Disclaimer:
I am not a mental health professional nor am I an academic expert on Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) or complex post traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD). I am here to share my story, both past and present, as I continue on a journey of awakening and recovery from CPTSD.
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Understanding CPTSDBoth physical activity and being in nature are known to have positive effects on our mental health. This is what I got up to this morning. A walk up the other side of the mountain on an older, less maintained trail. Later, we released salmon fry at the fish hatchery with my son’s class. https://youtu.be/VGldoKUjJ7U
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