The (Complex) PTSD Guy

People who Antagonize you, Part Two 12.06.2024 9:04 ↓

A follow-up to my recent episode about antagonizing people.

The PTSD brain and narrow-minded thinking 12.06.2024 11:14 ↓

I give 5 scenarios where our PTSD brain might cause narrow-minded thinking and why that Middle Ground is so important.

Cults: Or Compounds for Complex PTSD 12.06.2024 21:20 ↓

How I think cults can easily be like compounds for creating Complex PTSD

Unexpected events, and the Middle Ground 11.06.2024 9:03 ↓

Unexpected events in relation to thinking more rationally

The Middle Ground and Complex PTSD 11.06.2024 7:36 ↓

Engaging with the Middle Ground. It's one of the hardest things for us to do with Complex PTSD.

Having similar qualities as your abuser 11.06.2024 11:53 ↓

Having similar qualities as your abuser doesn't mean you are also abusive

Personal Revelations and Complex PTSD 11.06.2024 21:36 ↓

A personal revelation I came into this week and why situations that don't make sense are like a crime I must solve.

How coping mechanisms play into relationships 10.06.2024 11:27 ↓

How me being spoiled plays a role in my relationships as an adult

Mental awareness in childhood, and how trauma impacts you 10.06.2024 11:24 ↓

How our mental maturity in childhood might impact our trauma level.

Trauma and homelessness 10.06.2024 16:53 ↓

How trauma can make us more prone to certain things

Being negative and relationships 09.06.2024 16:17 ↓

How growing up in trauma can make us prone to being negative.

Insecure attachment style, and positive feedback 09.06.2024 10:47 ↓

The important role we play in accepting positive feedback

Dating a con artist 09.06.2024 15:54 ↓

Are we prone to dating people who "pull a fast one" on us?

Antagonizing people, what to do 08.06.2024 12:05 ↓

How to handle antagonizing people

Dissociation and media influences 08.06.2024 16:36 ↓

Are you getting your identity from media influences? I used to be influenced in this way, and I provide a possible remedy.

A quick rant about deconstructing and stress 07.06.2024 15:18 ↓

I read a book about deconstructing concepts and I wanted to share a little rant about it.

Healthy boundaries 07.06.2024 8:18 ↓

Aggressive vs Assertive and healthy boundaries

When things are intentionally hidden from you. 07.06.2024 20:16 ↓

Having a trigger related to when information is intentionally being hidden from you.

Abuse, spoiling in youth and relationships 06.06.2024 16:55 ↓

How being abused and spoiled in your youth can impact your view of being in a relationship.

Find a Fan Club and have fun. 06.06.2024 16:02 ↓

Find a Fan Club and enjoy the hell out of it.

Complex PTSD, abuse and being spoiled, and finding your Fan Club. 06.06.2024 13:23 ↓

Complex abuse is just that, it's Complex. Were you abused while simultaneously being spoiled, like I was? Also, find your Fan Club, it's liberating!

Being spoiled and going through trauma. 05.06.2024 14:01 ↓

Are you spoiled too?

Take a vacation, do something fun for yourself. 05.06.2024 11:19 ↓

Importance of taking a vacation, or simply doing something fun for yourself.

Hopeless outlook, and what to do for it. 04.06.2024 8:43 ↓

A book I recommend for when you feel hopeless. The Novel Cure, by Ella Berthoud and Susan Elderkin.

When you finally figure out something you've always wondered about. 04.06.2024 24:17 ↓

I finally figured something out that I had wondered about for years. It is somewhat off topic.