Quote from: Mystress on Oct 12, 2017, 02:06:33 AM
Have been working on a book about post traumatic stress, a resolution of it, but what I got is complex post traumatic stress, totally different animal, it affects how the child
s brain grows, how the stress influenced DNA is switched on or off, and so is considered a nearly incurable developmental disability. Just when I think its cleared, some new trigger hits, because cPTSD is developmental, it gets embedded in everything. Clearing triggers is a whack a mole game.
Want to know the real kicker? cPTSD creates "helper" personalities. Lotuses growing from the mud eh? My calling is based on my scars? aaack. Thats like how comedians are often very depressed people who find some comfort in making other people laugh.
Angelique, how would one know that one has cPTSD vs regular PTSD? I have been diagnosed with PTSD ny a psychiatrist, and I have an insecure avoidant attachment style, which I think is a reaction to early childhood trauma. I know that if one based a diagnoses of cPTSD off off muliple, repeated traumas, then I definitely quality. I am a survivor of child abuse and incest. I have been sexually assaulted and raped multiple times. I get flashbacks, nightmares and intrusive thoughts that are very upsetting in nature. I avoid places that I associate with trauma, and spending a year in the neighborhood where I was abused was very challenging for me. When I see reminders of people who have hurt me on facebook, I avoid reading the posts. My apologies if this post has triggered anyone, as mentions of things like child abuse and rape can be very upsetting for some. Thanks.
WZ
Sorry, those last two posts were hard to read. I forgot to copy and paste and used quote instead. Will know better for next time, hopefully.
I felt this deserved its own thread, so I moved it and deleted the extra post.
First, I am not a psychiatrist to diagnose you, even if I have diagnosed myself.
I think one leads to the other. A victim head space from the early trauma and a developmental predisposition for the stress response in the brain, smells like blood to a wolf when it comes to dealing with human predators. Like the embedded fear tapes an "abuse me" sign on your back.
The sock puppets technique seems to work well for resolving flashbacks. Its the anger/injustice monster that I struggle with.
I posted this invitation to my fb yesterday and will extend it here too:
Do you have PTSD?
I have applied for an ISBN number for "The Sock Puppets of Post Traumatic Stress" with a publication date for new years. I need a few more case studies, and I want to offer mercy to some friends. I am quite invested in nailing down my copyrights, so I am keeping the technique secret until it is published. The book will be released as "Appreciation ware" which means it is free, and thank-you gifts of bankable gratitude are welcomed but never required.
About 7 years ago, with insights into evolutionary purpose from the Planetary Consciousness, I worked out a technique to resolve PTSD that is DIY and anyone can learn the basics of it in about 20 minutes. I cannot say "heal" because I don't have the right academic letters behind my name, or scientific studies. So lets say "Resolve." The insights point to it not being a disorder in need of healing, or anything broken. It is part of a natural coping process that was interrupted and got stuck on repeat. The process completes itself, then re-integrates/ deactivates when you enter the correct code. It has worked for everyone I have taught it to.
People have described post-resolution as feeling like "a hole full of peace where trauma used to live." The memories of the events remain but not the traumatic emotional content. The memories return to their proper place as something that happened in the past, about as important as what you ate for breakfast last Tuesday. If you are very attached to victimhood then this technique is not for you, but if you just want to get over it and move on with your life... contact me.
What I need:
- 30 minutes of your time, in chat, to lead you through the interactive visualization technique and talk about the results.
- Permission to use your words in my book. They will be lightly edited for clarity, brevity and to remove any personally identifying information. Only very general terms of approximate age, gender, type of trauma, and time. "Woman in her 30's, suffering trauma from military service 5 years previous." Like that.
- You agree to keep the technique completely secret and not share it with anyone until the book comes out. The book will be a PDF file you can pass to anyone whom you think will benefit, and then they will get the whole story including the psychology of why it works.
I completely suck at scheduling things lately. I might take a day next week to leave my chatroom and the sl window open, watching for anyone who wants to contribute. A group event would be very interesting too.
This technique sounds very interesting (and would probably be fun [sock puppets!] if not for the purpose... AT HAND, so to speak lol).
I'll keep my eyes peeled for this in the new year.
LOL I just messaged you here to ask you to teach me the technique for resolving ptsd. If you'll be around for the fst chat in sl, we could do it then if you like.
I struggle with the anger/injustice monster too. Facebook tends to trigger that anger reading about things like all the famous sexual harassment and rape cases, and the Republicans adding 1 trillion to the national debt while cutting programs like Meals on Wheels. Injustice will get me angrier than anything, and it used to do a number on my solar plexus before you introduced me to Pip. Now I just let Pip eat it or I surrender it to God/dess. But then, I think righteous anger is not necessarily a bad thing if it motivates people to make changes to the system. I seem to recall you once pointing to Mothers Against Drunk Driving as a positive way to channel anger. Seeing how angry folks are getting about the 'blood dump' of salmon effluence is great, because it leads to things like petitions against this sort of behaviour. My problem with righteous anger is channeling it without getting consumed by it. Tricky stuff.