#cptsdawareness

[journal-from-the-heart]

i think, for trauma survivors, especially those who were emotionally abused, invalidated, or gaslit, it is really important not to underestimate the significance of speaking bluntly about what happened to you. Forcing yourself not to beat around the bush, not to downplay what you went through with your words. say what happened, without any caveats, without any “but it could’ve been worse”, “but i might just be being overdramatic”, “but it wasn’t really THAT bad,” and so forth. sit with the discomfort until you can begin to let yourself realize that it WAS that bad, you WERENT being overdramatic, and even if it could’ve been worse you still didn’t deserve it. It’s almost like a form of reclamation, taking back your memories, taking back your life, even the difficult or gross parts, and refusing to let anyone change the narrative or tell you how you should feel anymore, even yourself. and it hurts and it’s scary and it feels weird and awkward and sometimes you want to convince yourself you’re lying, but i think sitting in those weird feelings and letting yourself admit that you really did go through trauma puts the power back in your hands to process things and be compassionate to yourself while you heal

[dantesjourney]

Feeling a lot of "you shouldn't feel that way" sort of feelings lately. A lot of "you can't give up" sort of feelings. A lot of things that usually, when shared outloud, people try to shut down. Sure they mean well, they don't want to see you hurting or struggling or anything like that. Intense, heavy, difficult emotions are hard for a lot of people to witness though. People don't want to sit in their own discomfort, so they try to change how you feel.

If you ask me, all that really does is lead people to stop saying things outloud, to stop sharing when they're feeling some kind of way. Because what that behavior tells them is "you're not safe to share that with me". So they don't share it.

[truecampbell]

For my primal brain on up to my cerebral brain, I need these reminders.

[softmushroomboy]

No donations in 10 days. Is anyone able to donate?

If 29 people donated $20 we would reach our goal in time to pay for our current training invoice !!

HELP FUND A DISABLED, TRANS SYSTEM’S SERVICE DOG TRAINING!!

Currently: $2010/2590

our next periodic goal of $2590 is due by JULY 26th!

If we get $25/day we will be able to reach this goal in time!

This will help us pay for 1 package of 10 school days (this will last us 10 weeks now since Dallas goes 1x week) that is $810, that we have been invoiced and are hoping to pay by July 26th (5 school days left mark) AND a private lesson with our trainers that is $200!

Thank you so much for your continued support. You have no idea how thankful we are to be able to continue Dallas' Service Dog training to be Bryan's service dog. She is his lifeline!

1 package 10 school days = $810 (lasts 10 weeks, we pay at the 5 week mark instead of right when invoiced to help raise more funds in time)

1 private lesson a month = $200

[bronsrealm]

Once more art is the lifeline that I have wrapped tight around myself, in a desperate attempt to tether myself to this world ... lest i lose my fight with my demons.

[journal-from-the-heart]

insane how childhood abuse will just absolutely destroy your self esteem even though it was literally never your fault and nothing you ever did would justify it. yet it still makes you feel worthless and secretly broken, inferior to everyone else, like a rabid snarling animal sort of acting as a person. like nobody will ever love you because it would be too much of a challenge and there will always be easier people. just. the utter tragedy of it all, feeling like a broken object instead of a human, all because somebody who was supposed to love you and protect you failed to give you grace. and it’s also so frustrating that us, as the victims, have to take responsibility and go through the immensely difficult and complex journey of healing ourselves after going through these things, despite the fact that none of it was our fault to begin with, all while also mourning the confident person we used to be, or perhaps never got the chance to be in the first place. i think it’s reasonable to be upset at the injustice of all of that, essentially having to clean up a mess that somebody else created. so, if you’re someone in the process of cleaning up a metaphorical mess of your own, i see you. i am proud of you and you should be proud of yourself. it takes courage and strength just to start that clean up, let alone keep going and see it through. I don’t know where this journey will go or where it ends, because i’m in the trenches of it too, but i believe in all of us, and i hope life treats us well going forward.

[staysofte]

it's called developmental trauma because our brain is still continuing to develop until adulthood (and possibly until 25yrs of age)

research shows that the brains of adults who have gone through developmental trauma are structurally different when compared to adults who have not experienced continuous trauma during their childhood

please remember that PTSD is different from C-PTSD and they're both different from trauma

[sapphistications]

Watching only murders in the building and this was profound

"We're all driven to recreate the dynamic of our first wound, so we can change the ending"

[theyaretodd]

one of the things that i have had the privilege of access to in the pursuit of CPTSD/Nervous System treatment is the Stellate Ganglion Nerve Block. Just yesterday, I had my second procedure. If anyone has any questions or if you yourself have done this treatment, i’m all ears. 🙇🏻

[delicateinsanityprophecies]

👁 🦚 Romanticization | Codependency | Projection PT. 2 Limerence (The hopeless Romantic Archetype) ****continued**** This keeps us from experiencing true and unconditional love that is reciprocated. It distorts our ability to recognize and maintain healthy connections, because we’re too busy trying to upkeep this fantasy. Because we felt like we had to “create” love in order to receive love as a child, we take this behavioral pattern with us in adulthood. The awareness here is that we need love, but we did not yet understand how we needed it and searched for ways we could fill these empty spaces. Ask yourself what you really want. Know that you are worthy of receiving love and you don’t have to pretend that it exists in places it doesn’t. Free yourself and others in your life from the false identity you held onto as a coping mechanism. Practice unconditional love, without the condition of a person, place, or thing.

[giritina]

An unfinished comic that I found, I like what I had to say (ok to rb)

[danneroni]

Just finished a canvas piece I started last year 💐🤡🎈

[thecaringcounsellor]

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[angstandhappiness]

IMPORTANT

i think, for trauma survivors, especially those who were emotionally abused, invalidated, or gaslit, it is really important not to underestimate the significance of speaking bluntly about what happened to you. Forcing yourself not to beat around the bush, not to downplay what you went through with your words. say what happened, without any caveats, without any “but it could’ve been worse”, “but i might just be being overdramatic”, “but it wasn’t really THAT bad,” and so forth. sit with the discomfort until you can begin to let yourself realize that it WAS that bad, you WERENT being overdramatic, and even if it could’ve been worse you still didn’t deserve it. It’s almost like a form of reclamation, taking back your memories, taking back your life, even the difficult or gross parts, and refusing to let anyone change the narrative or tell you how you should feel anymore, even yourself. and it hurts and it’s scary and it feels weird and awkward and sometimes you want to convince yourself you’re lying, but i think sitting in those weird feelings and letting yourself admit that you really did go through trauma puts the power back in your hands to process things and be compassionate to yourself while you heal