Benjamin Allen

The (Complex) PTSD Guy

Sharing challenges and solutions for growing up with Complex PTSD.

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Author

Benjamin Allen

Category

Education

Podcast website

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Latest episode

Oct 17, 2026

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Episodes

AA, Comedy and what I think they're missing. 24.06.2024

Something, I think, certain support groups, and coping strategies, are missing.

Complex PTSD and comedy 24.06.2024

An interview I came across that brought up Complex PTSD

Outbursts, and judging yourself. 23.06.2024

How to see outbursts in a more nonjudgmental way.

Who would you be on a reality show?: Part 2 22.06.2024

Some other points about how to look at your own life in a refreshing way.

Who would you be on a reality show? 22.06.2024

Seeing your world differently and not taking everything so seriously.

Betrayal and Complex PTSD 21.06.2024

Some points about Betrayal in relation to Complex PTSD

Coincidences that are very specific. 21.06.2024

A few recent coincidences that I find really specific.

Book about sobriety and family dynamics. 20.06.2024

Book about sobriety and family dynamics.

Losing the desire to make sense of things that don't make sense. 20.06.2024

Resilience building in regards to things that don't make sense. How I've lost the desire to figure things out that don't make sense, and that's a really good thing.

The Middle Ground in relationships 20.06.2024

Finding the Middle Ground in relationships.

Breaking the tendency to date the wrong people for the wrong reasons. 18.06.2024

Breaking the tendency to date the wrong people for the wrong reasons.

Do condescending people tend to be Enablers? 17.06.2024

Does enabling, spoiling others, and being in denial tend to go hand-in-hand with being condescending?

Calming down 17.06.2024

A few notes about activities that help calm down your environment

Current events 13.06.2024

Current events

My podcast, a few notes. 13.06.2024

Just a few points about this podcast.

Coping mechanisms and the PTSD brain 13.06.2024

Trauma and coping mechanisms

Thoughts of self-harm related to entitlement 13.06.2024

When feelings of entitlement (stemming from being spoiled) lead to thoughts of self-harm. And knowing where your depression is coming from.

How narcissists waste their own time 12.06.2024

How narcissists waste their own time, due to their narcissist defect.

Thinking more rationally, book recommendations 12.06.2024

Four book recommendations from books I've personally read, that I think help people think more rationally.

People who Antagonize you, Part Two 12.06.2024

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

The PTSD brain and narrow-minded thinking 12.06.2024

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

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

Unexpected events, and the Middle Ground 11.06.2024

Unexpected events in relation to thinking more rationally

The Middle Ground and Complex PTSD 11.06.2024

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

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

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