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Symptoms of CPTSD New & Improved

Nov 21, 2017Poking Holes1 Commentc-ptsd, complex post traumatic stress disorder, complex ptsd, CPTSD Recovery, cptsd symptoms

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.https://youtu.be/qVz-98CuUPY 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 […]

Watch "Symptoms of CPTSD (No Squeaky Marker or Silly Drawings)" onYouTube

Nov 20, 2017Poking Holesc-ptsd, complex post traumatic stress disorder, complex ptsd, complex trauma, cptsd symptoms, Symptoms of CPTSD, Video

https://youtu.be/qVz-98CuUPY

Creating Conflict because of my CPTSD

Oct 29, 2017Poking Holesacon, anger, awakening, c-ptsd, complex post traumatic stress disorder, complex ptsd, conflict, cptsd, CPTSD Recovery, critical, daughter of a narcissistic mother, donm, outer critic, ptsd, recovery

I was reading an article about PTSD. It was called “21 Things People Don’t Realize You’re Doing Because of Your PTSD”. (Link below) I was reading through the list, which consisted of survivors sharing things they do because of their PTSD. I was identifying with most of them. Then, I got to #17 and I […]

Watch "Growing up with my Narcissistic Mother #5 Potential Trigger Sexual Molestation #MeToo" on YouTube

Oct 28, 2017Poking Holesc-ptsd, child sexual abuse, complex ptsd, cptsd, CPTSD Recovery, daughter of a narcissistic mother, donm, Video

My Memory Fails Me

Oct 28, 2017Poking Holesacon, amnesia, c-ptsd, complex post traumatic stress disorder, complex ptsd, cptsd, CPTSD Recovery, daughter of a narcissistic mother, memory, traumatic amnesia, Video

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 […]

Watch "My Narcissistic Mother 1" on YouTube

Sep 24, 2017Poking Holesacon, c-ptsd, child abuse, childhood trauma, Children of Narcissistic parents, complex post traumatic stress disorder, complex trauma, cptsd, CPTSD Recovery, daughter of narcissistic mother, dysfunctional family, Narcissistic Abuse, npd, Video

Watch "Childhood Responses to Trauma & Common Coping Strategies" on YouTube

Aug 25, 2017Poking Holesacon, adultchildofnpdmother, c-ptsd, child abuse, childhood trauma, complex post traumatic stress disorder, complex ptsd, complex trauma, cptsd, CPTSD Recovery, Video

My Scapegoat Sister – "It isn't just the golden children that become narcissists"

Apr 5, 2017Poking Holesc-ptsd, children of narcissistic mothers, Children of Narcissistic parents, complex post traumatic stress disorder, cptsd, CPTSD Recovery, daughters of narcissistic mothers, denial, dysfunctional families, family dysfunction, golden child, Narcissism, Narcissistic Abuse, narcissistic families, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, No Contact, The Lost Child, The Scapegoat Childborderline personality disorder, bpd, golden child sister, lost child, my story, narc mom, narcissistic mom, narcissistic moms, narcissistic mother, narcissistic mothers, narcissistic parent, scapegoat sister, the truth

Growing up, we were close, both in age, and emotionally. We have always been mistaken as twins, and still to this day somebody will call one of us by the other’s name. I noticed things changing when she became a teenager and was drinking a lot and getting into trouble. Contrary to what you hear about […]

When the Narcissistic Mother Hoovers

Apr 5, 2017Poking Holesc-ptsd, children of narcissistic mothers, Children of Narcissistic parents, complex post traumatic stress disorder, cptsd, CPTSD Recovery, daughters of narcissistic mothers, dysfunctional families, family dysfunction, golden child, healing, mindfulness, Narcissism, Narcissistic Abuse, narcissistic abuse recovery, narcissistic families, Narcissistic Grandmother, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, No Contact, Videoanxiety, depression, emotional flashbacks, hoovering, mental health, my story, narcissistic mother, narcissistic mothers, no contact, story time, youtube

I got a text from my narcissistic mother on Sunday. I haven’t received any communication from her for over a year because I had her blocked from my phone. Somehow, she got through anyway. I am feeling very triggered by this. I keep catching myself getting pulled into an emotional flashback several times a day. […]

Dysfunctional Family Roles: The Lost Child

Mar 22, 2017Poking Holesc-ptsd, children of narcissistic mothers, Children of Narcissistic parents, CPTSD Recovery, daughters of narcissistic mothers, depression, dysfunctional families, family, family dynamic, family dysfunction, golden child, healing, Narcissism, Narcissistic Abuse, narcissistic abuse recovery, narcissistic families, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, The Lost Child, Videochild abuse, childhood trauma, complex post traumatic stress disorder, complex ptsd, cptsd, dysfunctional family roles, lost child, narcissistic mothers, scapegoat child

I am the lost child of my dysfunctional family. This is an introduction to role of the lost child in a dysfunctional family. Children from dysfunctional families who have been traumatically abused or abandoned develop Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD).