TRAUMATIZED

Originally Published March 5th, 2022 Dysregulation refers to the inability to regulate your brain function and nervous system, which has physical, mental, and emotional symptoms. With CPTSD, our history of trauma can leave our nervous system always engaged in fight or flight, and we become extra sensitive to stress and other triggers. For CPTSD survivors, dysregulation is generally caused by a trigger. This can be a seemingly ordinary or mild event, but it triggers an unconscious flashback to the feelings of a past traumatic or emotionally upsetting experience. https://medium.com/thriving-with-cptsd/cptsd-and-brain-dysregulation-2913dc7bad26 Want to Contact Me? Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.twitter.com/traumatizedpc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Mastodon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mastodon.world/@TRAUMATIZED⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.threads.net/@traumatizedpodcast23⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) BlueSky⁠⁠⁠ - (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/traumatizedpc.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Email Me - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcast Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.traumatizedpc.link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - (https://www.youtube.com/@TRAUMATIZEDpc) - NEW!  Support the show - become a Subscriber!⁠⁠⁠ (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/traumatized/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Originally published on June 25th, 2022 3 years of struggling with my CPTSD, my healing has been difficult to handle.  It affects my self confidence, my identity and it makes it very difficult for me to accept the reality of what CPTSD is to me.  My parts often are triggered and take over, I as the adult am often blended with my Child Parts and so my reality of what life is and each situation I face is not what's actually happening.  Believing my child parts skews the truth about most things in my life and I have to learn to see that reality isn't necessarily the truth. I am learning and it takes a lot of effort, time and set backs to get there so I am sharing my struggles with you and showing all of you just how important it is to do your work and process. Want to Contact Me? Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.twitter.com/traumatizedpc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Mastodon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mastodon.world/@TRAUMATIZED⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.threads.net/@traumatizedpodcast23⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) BlueSky⁠⁠⁠ - (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/traumatizedpc.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Email Me - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcast Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.traumatizedpc.link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - (https://www.youtube.com/@TRAUMATIZEDpc) - NEW!  Support the show - become a Subscriber!⁠⁠⁠ (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/traumatized/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Original date this episode was published was August 6th, 2022 Dealing with Complex Trauma like mine I have parts that I am struggling to update and gain their trust.  I am making progress but they are not always willing to listen and be updated.  I cannot be hard on them and I can't blame them or treat them with any disrespect because all that will do is create worse issues and they'll trust me even less.  I have to be patient but I also have to work harder with my processing so that this will pay off as you get closer to healing.  Listen to my podcast episode and see how stressful being blended with this child part is. Want to Contact Me? Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.twitter.com/traumatizedpc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Mastodon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mastodon.world/@TRAUMATIZED⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.threads.net/@traumatizedpodcast23⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) BlueSky⁠⁠⁠ - (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/traumatizedpc.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Email Me - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcast Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.traumatizedpc.link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - (https://www.youtube.com/@TRAUMATIZEDpc) - NEW!  Support the show - become a Subscriber!⁠⁠⁠ (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/traumatized/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

This episode was originally published September 17th, 2022. Izzy @izzy_michea, who is originally from Chile and residing in Buenos Aires, Argentina was eager to come onto this podcast and not only talk about her own CPTSD, Trauma and her past work but also openly discuss about how we need to normalize discussing our own Mental Illness without the fear of negativity, anger and blame from society and those close to us.  People who are Mentally Ill and physically ill in Chile are not considered people according to their current constitution and even though they're working on creating a new one the fact that so many people in Chile's past faced persecution due to their own mental health problems was wrong! People all over the world are too afraid to talk to others about their mental health because they believe that they will not get the help and support they sorely deserve.  Even in countries like the United States, UK, Canada, and other developed countries many of us don't want to talk about it because they don't think people will believe them or help them without feeling burdened.  This has to change and Izzy and I discuss on this episode about that exact issue. Want to Contact Me? Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.twitter.com/traumatizedpc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Mastodon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mastodon.world/@TRAUMATIZED⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.threads.net/@traumatizedpodcast23⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) BlueSky⁠⁠⁠ - (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/traumatizedpc.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Email Me - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcast Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.traumatizedpc.link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - (https://www.youtube.com/@TRAUMATIZEDpc) - NEW!  Support the show - become a Subscriber!⁠⁠⁠ (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/traumatized/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Original Airdate - April 9th, 2022 "Window of Tolerance" a term coined by Dr. Dan Siegel is now commonly used to understand and describe  normal brain/body reactions, especially following adversity. The concept suggests that we have an optimal arousal level when we are within the window of tolerance that allows for the ebb and flow (ups and downs of emotions) experienced by human beings. We may experience hurt, anxiety, pain, anger that brings us close to the edges of the window of tolerance but generally we are able to utilize strategies to keep us within this window. Similarly we may feel too exhausted, sad, or shut down but we generally shift out of this. www.ko-fi.com/livingwithadhdandcptsd https://www.attachment-and-trauma-treatment-centre-for-healing.com/blogs/understanding-and-working-with-the-window-of-tolerance

Original Airdate - October 1st, 2022 There may come a point in your life where you will decide to tell those in your close knit group of people you know that you have CPTSD, childhood trauma and are trying hard to get better and heal from your trauma.  Whether it's a real close friend, extended family member, your Wife/Husband or BF/GF, you do have a lot to ponder on when you decide who gets this privilege? Trust and confiding in that person is huge, so extremely important because what they say in response to you can be the difference between growing and becoming more triggered.  Sadly, not everyone who suffers from CPTSD has a person that they can trust enough to tell them about their trauma and that isn't fair at all. www.patreon.com/livingwithadhdandcptsd www.ko-fi.com/livingwithadhdandcptsd Twitter - @adhdandcptsd [email protected] www.livingwithadhdandcptsd.ca Let people who you think will benefit in my podcast know about these episodes!  suggest they become a subscriber so they can gain early access to new episodes and access to Subscriber only Bonus material!

Original Airdate - April 23rd, 2022 A trauma response is the reflexive use of over-adaptive coping mechanisms in the real or perceived presence of a trauma event.  The four trauma responses most commonly recognized are fight, flight, freeze, fawn, called the 4 Fs of trauma. When we experience something traumatic or have been exposed to prolonged stress, it causes part of our brain, the amygdala, to go into hyperdrive where we see and feel threats in nonthreatening situations, this causes us to act in ways that we don't understand and can leave us feeling like we no longer have control over ourselves. The [trauma] response is often based on what your brain thinks will help you survive the current situation. Please listen my episode on the 4Fs of Trauma as I also discuss which ones I typically fall into (Freeze and Fawn) Want to Contact Me?⁠⁠⁠ Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - (⁠⁠⁠⁠www.twitter.com/traumatizedpc⁠⁠⁠⁠) Mastodon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - (⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mastodon.world/@TRAUMATIZED⁠⁠⁠⁠) Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - (⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.threads.net/@traumatizedpodcast23⁠⁠⁠⁠) BlueSky⁠⁠⁠ - (⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/traumatizedpc.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠) Email Me - ⁠⁠⁠⁠traumati⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcast Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - (⁠⁠⁠⁠www.traumatizedpc.link⁠⁠⁠⁠) YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - (https://www.youtube.com/@TRAUMATIZEDpc) - NEW!  Support the show - become a Subscriber!⁠⁠⁠ (⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/traumatized/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Original Airdate - April 15th, 2022 Many who suffer from devastating CPTSD often choose self isolation rather than risk their safety in the world and re-experience the horrible trauma from their past.  Doesn't matter if it is in their work environment, new relationships or just being out in public with a group or friends or strangers they often feel unsafe because they cannot trust those they are with and do not want to trigger any flashbacks, so it's simply easier to stay home and isolate themselves from any dangers, real or not.  It's important for someone who uses self isolation as a method of soothing their pain and suffering to get the help they need in order to have any chance to live happy and healthy. Seeing a therapist and getting the proper help, like Structural Dissociation theory will no doubt help a person with CPTSD begin to heal from their pain and suffering.  I will be hard work and you will experience set backs but this will ultimately give you the power and strength to again feel freedom from your trauma and learn to live your life without fear. Listen to this episode about self isolation! Want to Contact Me?⁠⁠⁠ Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - (⁠⁠⁠⁠www.twitter.com/traumatizedpc⁠⁠⁠⁠) Mastodon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - (⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mastodon.world/@TRAUMATIZED⁠⁠⁠⁠) Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - (⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.threads.net/@traumatizedpodcast23⁠⁠⁠⁠) BlueSky⁠⁠⁠ - (⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/traumatizedpc.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠) Email Me - ⁠⁠⁠⁠traumati⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcast Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - (⁠⁠⁠⁠www.traumatizedpc.link⁠⁠⁠⁠) YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - (https://www.youtube.com/@TRAUMATIZEDpc) - NEW!  Support the show - become a Subscriber!⁠⁠⁠ (⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/traumatized/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Never Before Release Episode - created July 14th, 2022 Not your typical material when it comes to discussing CPTSD but I had a thought and I realized that there are songs out there I listen to that really does help me!  It gives me motivation, inspires me to see things different, helps ease my mind and can stir up emotions that can be very helpful when it comes to processing and identifying your trauma and improve the healing you're going through. Want to Contact Me? Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.twitter.com/traumatizedpc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Mastodon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mastodon.world/@TRAUMATIZED⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.threads.net/@traumatizedpodcast23⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) BlueSky⁠⁠⁠ - (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/traumatizedpc.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Email Me - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcast Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.traumatizedpc.link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - (https://www.youtube.com/@TRAUMATIZEDpc) - NEW!  Support the show - become a Subscriber!⁠⁠⁠ (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/traumatized/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Original Airdate - October 8th, 2022 Dealing with CPTSD will never be easy, all the flashbacks, triggers, emotions and fears can be overwhelming at the best of times.  So having someone in your life, whether it's a close family member, or your partner can be so meaningful to you.  Now that doesn't automatically mean things are easier, no.  Our processing and healing is something that can only be done alone!  Your partner just won't understand what you are going through and the struggles we face daily, which can be extremely hard on any relationship and not everyone is cut out to be with someone who is suffering from CPTSD.  When we are fortunate enough to have that special someone who has an ability to show empathy, compassion, kindness and just BE there for you, it does make a difference in our lives!  They are amazing and we know how difficult it will be! Want to Contact Me?⁠⁠⁠ Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - (⁠⁠⁠⁠www.twitter.com/traumatizedpc⁠⁠⁠⁠) Mastodon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - (⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mastodon.world/@TRAUMATIZED⁠⁠⁠⁠) Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - (⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.threads.net/@traumatizedpodcast23⁠⁠⁠⁠) BlueSky⁠⁠⁠ - (⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/traumatizedpc.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠) Email Me - ⁠⁠⁠⁠traumati⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcast Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - (⁠⁠⁠⁠www.traumatizedpc.link⁠⁠⁠⁠) YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - (https://www.youtube.com/@TRAUMATIZEDpc) - NEW!  Support the show - become a Subscriber!⁠⁠⁠ (⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/traumatized/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠)