A strong lesson I’ve learned is to not should a CPTSD survivor on how to be healthy.
Tag: stress
Coming to terms with abuse and healing
I've spent a lot of time in thought lately; coming to terms with abuse and healing. What it all means for me and this behaviour at large. I think I've found an answer.
Ever feel like your nervous system is short circuiting?
I feel like I’m on the verge of overheating, fire, and explosion. I get this recurrent thought that if I verge into this short circuit, I will forever be lost there. Like a death sentence or lifetime of insanity. I will explode if I feel out this short circuit.
Peace is scary as f*ck to a traumatized person
Peace is scary as f*ck to a traumatized person. How I am slowly finding it after trauma.
Inner battles I’m so ready to let go of
Facing Inner battles of trauma in a new light so we can be free of them. Internalized abuse.
The face of me in a CPTSD flare up
The face of me in a CPTSD flare up. Bulging eyes, tense face, exhausted. I’m stuck in terror. I'm slowly learning how to ride these flashbacks.
Resilience in the midst of forest fires – Releasing grief
Lying in the lake as the forest fire smoke surrounds me. A moment of grief.
Why freeze when we can feel the rush of survival and then live instead?
We are meant to feel the rush of survival after an attack and then resume to living but we freeze instead. Why?
Riding the overwhelm to relief
My go-to when I'm in the grip of horror.
Lost in Moral Obligation
"I must escape myself." "It's the only way I'll be ok."
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