TRAUMATIZED

Embarking on the journey to heal from trauma is a profound and demanding undertaking, encompassing numerous intricate steps. Amidst the struggle and pain, a transformative process unfolds, gradually bestowing upon you a sense of empowerment and an exuberant emotional resurgence. Yet, let's be clear: the labor required to achieve this isn't outsourced to therapists or friends—it rests squar...

Part 2 of this 2 episode Podcast. My ex stands as a vivid illustration of someone who emerged from an abusive upbringing only to relive her traumatic past within a relationship, mirroring the very maltreatment she suffered from her parents. This account encompasses verbal and physical abuse, manipulation, and harsh judgment, among other unsettling traits. Evidently, classic indicators of Narcissis...

My ex stands as a vivid illustration of someone who emerged from an abusive upbringing only to relive her traumatic past within a relationship, mirroring the very maltreatment she suffered from her parents. This account encompasses verbal and physical abuse, manipulation, and harsh judgment, among other unsettling traits. Evidently, classic indicators of Narcissism and Borderline Personality Disor...

Today I have Dr. Gillian O'Shea Brown on my podcast as my Guest! she's a very educated, caring and understanding Psychotherapist who specializes in CPTSD and EMDR therapy. Together we discuss a lot of my past trauma and the reality behind it all, doing some deep evaluation of my past relationship and what I eventually learned about what having it end did for me and gave me the strength to...

After all the time apart from my past abuser, my Ex Girlfriend.. no longer having to hear her attack me, tell me lies and abuse me and manipulate me, I am seeing it all in my dreams at night! She arrives just like when I lived with her 4 months ago and it looks and feels so real! I try with all I can to fight back, to say what I couldn't say when I was there but the words just don't come a...

This is a necessary step along our journey to healing from our trauma and moving forward with our lives. If we do not find a way to create, hold and spread out the positive energy day to day the healing process will be a lot more difficult, stressful and decreased our chances of truly finding peace with our past. Yes, this is difficult to achieve and healing from the abuse we suffered at the hands...

I tell you today, life is not that much fun even though I am no longer with my Ex and I love on my own! Always little things, experiences and memories or reminders that happen during my day that causes a great deal of pain and anxiety, not to mention emotionally beating myself up! I know this is just one trigger on top of another and I realize I am safe from her abuse but my fragile mind, my parts...

As simple as it sounds, I kid you not... Recovery is far from it with many twists and turns, set backs and joy our road to recovery is going to be very stressful and hard to deal with, even at the best of times! Everyone will begin to recover once they have come to the self conclusion that they must get the help they deserve! Don't be surprised if you at times feel overwhelmed, sad, discourage...

This week is a re-broadcast of a Season 1 episode from August 14th 2022 from my previous podcast Living With ADHD and CPTSD. a Discussion about Triggers and CPTSD We all deal with triggers when we have CPTSD, that's life!  Unless we have years of work under our belts and processed like our lives depend on it we are likely going to experience a lot of triggers.  Learning why they happen and lea...

When you become triggered and your CPTSD becomes active, the fear inside you is strong! So damn strong that your body reacts in such a way that you are frozen, you feel sick and it paralyzes you! Fear is really the main piece of our Trauma, our CPTSD. But Feelings, our emotions aren't that simple, never that straight forward. WE all know that. Want to contact me? ⁠Twitter⁠ ⁠Mastodon⁠ ⁠Threads⁠...

Gaining a diagnosis, be it CPTSD, ADHD, Autism, or other mental health conditions, isn't a straightforward process. Unraveling the complexities of our experiences often involves untangling overlapping symptoms, like those found in CPTSD, ADHD, and Autism. You might recognize Autism-related traits within yourself, yet uncertainty prevails due to limited therapeutic exploration. The overlap betw...

Trauma is difficult for all who experience it and the complicated journey along the way to healing can be just as scary and not everyone gets there! In this episode I interview Motivational Speaker Dolphin Kasper - where we discuss Trauma, CPTSD and its affect on people, their relationships and just how difficult the steps of healing can be. Please join me and listen to this interview on the Podca...

"Trauma touches many lives, often without recognition. Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) can emerge at any life stage, commonly during childhood or adolescence. Observing those around us reveals two types: some openly display trauma symptoms, while others conceal fear, pretending normalcy. Today's society struggles to hide suffering, evident in social dynamics, personality tr...

With the new podcast coming out next week, it is a good time to re-release my most popular podcasts! What is Toxic Family Dynamics? Toxic Family Dynamics come in various forms and can damage a child’s development in visible and invisible ways. Some of the toxic family dynamics that sensitive/ intense children can get locked into include: Having depressed or emotionally blank parents, having contro...

I figure since there’s a new podcast, I may as well re-release my most successful episodes for those who truly need them! I have been suffering from CPTSD for much of my Adult Life but I’ve only been aware that I have CPTSD for almost 2 Years! Listen as I explain how this disability affects my daily life in relationships and personally.

Introducing a new Podcast... from the one who brought you "Living With ADHD and CPTSD" , this podcast will dive deep into the areas where discussions about Trauma and CPTSD have never gone before! I will have very honest and real conversations about the harsh reality about CPTSD and Trauma and everything that happens in this world that leads to you, me and millions of undiagnosed people...

I feel very fortunate and blessed to have on my podcast a very special guest!, Author and Narcissist specialist Lisa A. Romano We discuss Narcissism, how it begins and why the numbers are increasing of those who are Narcissists.  We also discuss CPTSD and Trauma but mostly in relation to Narcissism.  Please stay and listen to this long but extremely educational and beneficial podcast about Narciss...

BRAIN FOG - you know, that feeling that you have cobwebs in your brain; where it is hard to think clearly. You feel like you are walking around in a fog and it takes you a while to process what is going on around you. You might find it difficult to concentrate, but not because you are distracted - it is more because your thoughts simply won’t come together. You might feel like you are moving insid...

I have been in 3 relationships since I was 26 and all 3 had the same theme, I was emotionally abused and manipulated to the point I truly believed that this was the best I could do and I would never find anyone else, so I couldn't leave and take care of myself.  My last relationship, she was very abusive and manipulative emotionally and could possibly be BPD (Borderline personality Disorder)...

Hi everyone, still working on things in life.  will have a new ADHD episode next week, meanwhile please enjoy an encore presentation of this episode! We all need to do our best to be our best with ADHD.  If we want to have a chance to live our lives to the fullest then we need to learn how to take control and minimize our symptoms!  How?  We change our lives by changing our Die...

4 years ago I never thought that I would be in a relationship where I faced Emotional abuse and physical violence.  Nobody ever wants this but sadly many often don't have a choice and I learned that through it all my CPTSD really became out of control and prevented me from taking my life back until after it ended.  The road ahead is going to be a rather difficult one but if I ever want t...

Dopamine allows us to regulate emotional responses and take action to achieve specific rewards. It’s responsible for feelings of pleasure and reward.  Scientists have observed that levels of dopamine are different in people with ADHD than in those without ADHD. Some researchers believe this difference is because neurons in the brains and nervous systems of people with unmedicated ADHD have higher...

In this episode I go onto the podcast "Stigma Breakers" and answer questions about Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD).  Originally a live stream video podcast on her channel, it was a great time and a lot of fun and educating people who want to know about CPTSD. Twitter - @adhdandcptsd livingwithadhdandcptsd@gmail.com Mastodon - https://mastodon.world/invite/nuopa86T  www.liv...

This is not a knock on you or your ability to be a caring person, we're all capable of caring and loving another person (unless we're a Psychopath) but in order for you to have any chance in having success and being in a happy, loving relationship you need to heal from your Trauma!  Relationships have issues, nobody has a perfect relationship and if you are not healing from your CPTSD you are...

Relationships touch all of our lives, and for those navigating CPTSD, regardless of their healing stage, maintaining and nurturing a successful partnership can prove challenging. The ongoing management of triggers, fears, and past experiences can hinder progress. The struggle to sustain relationship harmony is frequently hampered by the disruptive influence of trauma, resulting in complications th...