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

What happens when a rude person judges a confident person. 21.04.2024

An interesting observation about confidence, rudeness, rage and hobbies showing who we really are.

Knowing the difference between a hobby and a therapeutic activity. 21.04.2024

I want to share the importance of knowing the difference between a hobby and a therapeutic activity, because the sooner you know what your actual hobbies are the sooner you can engage with them.

Looking at things through a new lens. 21.04.2024

Family, my own rules to life, and solutions.

Trauma and finding hobbies that bring you happiness 20.04.2024

How finding hobbies that bring you happiness is the key to building confidence AND why you don't want to choose hobbies simply to fit in or for an image.

Long-term Memory and CPTSD 19.04.2024

Some points about long-term Memory and CPTSD

Rude behavior, Selfishness and Lack of Confidence. 19.04.2024

I share how that book I've talked so much about relates perfectly to the rude person I described recently.

Why I have one of my triggers, and how it's affecting me less. 19.04.2024

How one of my triggers impacted me growing up and why it's affecting me less recently.

Scenario where someone's low Self-esteem is being manipulated. 19.04.2024

I was just told about a perfect example of where someone's low Self-esteem is being manipulated.

Confidence against gaslighting. 18.04.2024

How to perceive someone gaslighting, confidence vs low Self-esteem examples.

Building confidence 18.04.2024

I give an example of one activity I'm using to build my confidence.

Confidence and building Resilience to triggers. 17.04.2024

I share how confidence is the key ingredient to building Resilience to certain triggers rooted in low Self-esteem. I used the book, "The Novel Cure: An A-Z of Literary Remedies" by Ella Berthoud and Susan Elderkin.

Turn a nuisance into a mindfulness exercise. 17.04.2024

How I used a nuisance as a way of appreciating the value of something. And how my confidence has grown after learning I was struggling with low Self-esteem.

Helplessness, PTSD and the brain. 16.04.2024

With PTSD our brains can actually not activate a region that informs us we have control over a stressor. This is where helplessness comes in.

Class I took about our anxious brains. 16.04.2024

I want to share a little bit from a mental health class I took today.

How my confidence building is working out. 16.04.2024

I want to share some key points about confidence building and how my approach is working so far.

Insecurity and ignorance 16.04.2024

A few comments about insecurity and ignorance. Two different subjects.

Clairvoyant experience, I just wanted to share. 15.04.2024

Fighting your fears means you're on the right path, and little signs might be shown to you.

Using a project to help appreciate taking your time. 14.04.2024

Finding a project to work on, that takes time, can help us appreciate things more and help with impulse control.

Learning to delay gratification in relation to impulsive behavior. 14.04.2024

The importance of delaying gratification in relation to impulsive behavior, and how projects can help with this.

Restraining our desire to think impulsively. 14.04.2024

How I learned to restrain my desire to think impulsively by following true crime for a year.

Impulsivity, one of the biggest hurdles with Complex PTSD. 14.04.2024

How impulsivity is one of the biggest hurdles with Complex PTSD.

When we get off track. Stick to your routine. 14.04.2024

The importance of getting back to your routine, if you get off track.

Impulsive relationships 13.04.2024

Why our relationships may dissolve

Addressing personal denial. 12.04.2024

When your acceptance of disrespect is rooted in denial stemming from your family judging your passions in your youth.

When you know you're right, don't bother telling someone they're wrong. 12.04.2024

The importance of not correcting someone who constantly corrects you. Hint, it's a waste of your time.

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