Even though I've intuitively known this... going through it my self has made it that much more real, and interesting. To heal from relational trauma, you have to grieve. May seem like, well, d'uh. But you might not realize all you have to grieve. It's not just a recent relationship. It's what you didn't get [...]
Tag: CPTSD
Trauma Fawn Response
Maybe staying home and recharging for four days will give me the reset I need. We'll see. I just have no energy for anything and don't feel like leaving the house. I'm just grading final projects for my students. I've been trying to read and write and do things at home. I've been reading more [...]
CPTSD reframe
When emotionally activated I feel shame because my parents rained disgust on me for being me. I say no to these toxic parental curses, and I am proud and right to see how they tried to murder my soul. I give them their shame back as disgust - the disgust any healthy adult feels when [...]
CPTSD and catastrophizing
I’m working through some readings on CPTSD for myself and for the next iteration of the trauma counseling class I teach. And it has often occurred to me that the gold standard for therapy is often CBT. But CBT alone often isn’t sufficient for addressing trauma because thought distortions manifest for good reason. Maybe the [...]
Complex Trauma
Being sick on and off this spring/summer has forced me to look at the ways in which trauma and stress manifest in my body. I've been working through a lot and my body has been forcing me to slow down. I hope I can carry that with me through the semester. In some ways, I [...]
Eternal Ocean of Words 