One of the most painful misunderstandings about freeze is the belief that it’s laziness. For people with CPTSD, freeze is not a lack of motivation. It’s a biological nervous system response to overwhelm. When you’re in freeze, it can look like you’re doing nothing. Tasks pile up. Motivation disappears. Even simple actions can feel impossibly […]
Freeze has been one of the hardest parts of my CPTSD healing journey. Not because it’s dramatic or obvious, but because it’s quiet. For many people living with CPTSD, the freeze response is one of the most misunderstood trauma responses. Freeze doesn’t always look like panic or crisis. Often, it looks like stillness. Numbness. Long
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
In the last month I have gone from being stuck in bed, to no longer being stuck there anymore. I got to the point where I was experiencing boredom and frustration when I would sit on my bed, and I needed more. Now to work on leaving the house more. Watch the video for more.
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Hi all, First of all, thank you for the follow. It is much appreciated. If you have followed me for a while, and if you haven’t already, please make sure you change your bookmark from pokingholesblog.com to cptsdwarrior.com. I have said this before, but it seems when I write I am feeling especially distraught. Having
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Why do we share our stories? Why do we NEED to share our stories? For me, I think the key is that these stories are sources of pain. We need to tell the stories to work through the pain and process the emotions. If we ignore it, it stays. If we address it, talk about
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https://youtu.be/PQD4klK4Rvo This video was made on May 27th, 2017. I feel like I am stuck in a freeze state sometimes. That is my main response to trauma. I tend to freeze and dissociate by distracting myself or zoning out. When I’m feeling especially triggered I tend to be drawn to my bed and want
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