Benjamin Allen

The (Complex) PTSD Guy

Sharing challenges and solutions for growing up with Complex PTSD.

Author

Benjamin Allen

Category

Education

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Latest episode

Jul 11, 2024

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Episodes

Finding balance in communicating 10.03.2024

I talk about something that I think we really struggle with in communicating, finding balance.

Flow, the opposite of Apathy 08.03.2024

Some solutions for Apathy

Apathy about life 08.03.2024

Feelings of apathy towards life

Growth from the hard times in life. 07.03.2024

Example of how I'm growing from the hard times in life, and how I found a cure for boredom. I also came up with a new name for my history and philosophy podcast: "Not just another day".

Catastrophic thinking and feelings of incompetence. 07.03.2024

How catastrophic thinking and comparing yourself to others can relate to feelings of incompetence.

Key point about doing what's right, and key role models I try to think about. 06.03.2024

Doing what's right but not letting people walk all over you. A few role models I grew up with that I think about.

Doing what's easy vs doing what's right. 06.03.2024

How our CPTSD symptoms can lead us to doing what's easy rather than doing what's right and what is actually good for us in the long-term.

Why an abuser abused you; because they felt like it and they could. 05.03.2024

I give a blunt answer as to the motive of why people abuse others; it's because they felt like it and they could get away with it.

Something to relate to how a trigger feels 05.03.2024

I want to share a scenario that I think relates to how a trigger feels

How stress impacts a child's learning abilities 04.03.2024

I give someone else's example of how stress impacts a child's ability to focus and learn

Feeling embarrassed by past behavior 04.03.2024

Don't let past behavior that you were embarrassed by cause you to isolate or swear off relationships.

How Self-Abandonment ruins relationships 03.03.2024

Self-Abandonment, a concept I learned about today and how it's been a HUGE part of my life and how it's impacted my relationships and might impact yours.

Taking time for yourself 02.03.2024

The importance of taking time for yourself and getting away from toxic environments

Forgiveness 02.03.2024

I recommend a book related to forgiveness and abuse

Complex PTSD book 29.02.2024

I give my review of a book about Complex PTSD.

Are there any positive aspects of having a trigger? 28.02.2024

I share how a trigger can sometimes keep us out of bad situations.

Life's biggest decisions and baggage from Complex PTSD 28.02.2024

How life's biggest decisions can be harder for people with Complex PTSD

Some additional things related to recent podcasts. 28.02.2024

Want to add a few additional things to some of my recent podcasts.

Creating illusions as a form of self preservation 27.02.2024

When we create illusions about ourselves as a form of self preservation. I've done this for years, and I still tend to do it too.

Changes in Self-Perception 27.02.2024

A key symptom of Complex PTSD; Changes in Self-Perception.

Trauma and people who gripe constantly. 27.02.2024

Wanted to share an experience with someone who I was around this evening, and how it reminded me of a specific aspect of my own trauma growing up.

Thinking "The World is out To Get Me", and how to stop this. 26.02.2024

Stop thinking "The World is out To Get Me". Think logically and know your triggers.

Enjoy your day 26.02.2024

Importance of enjoying your day and not taking your health for granted. It really is the little things in life.

Movies about multiple identities, and why I like them. 26.02.2024

I wanted to share a point about multiple identities, and movies that I like that portray this.

Is there a cure for boredom? 26.02.2024

Boredom and isolation go hand-in-hand with hopelessness. Is there a cure for boredom?

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