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JynxModerator
Hey folks!! This thread serves as a safe space for discussions around C-PTSD and childhood trauma, how it impacts us, and how we can cope and recover.
@Healandlove @Shaz51 help me kick things off? Who else would be keen on joining?
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Till23Senior Contributor
@Dimity
I agree that fear can definitely hold you back. I know it has stopped me from doing many things
I’m sure it could be another thread.
Hope you are doing ok
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dehahaSenior Contributor
@Till23
EVERYONE, including you, deserve much better mental health care/support than most of us get. Regardless of financial circumstances, location, etc.
You are just as entitled and deserving as anyone else. 1
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Till23Senior Contributor
@dehaha
I couldn’t agree more about everyone deserving better MH care.
The mental health system is in crisis.
To add to the already overburdened and underfunded system, here in NSW 200 public psychiatrists are about to resign en masse due to pay dispute.
Of the 400 and something psychiatry training positions in Australia currently only 75% are filled.
If you had diabetes the (partial) funding for your doctor visits does not cease after 10 sessions in a year, but it does for psychological treatment if you have a mental health condition.
It’s a travesty
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avant-gardeSenior Contributor
@Jynx
Why do some people need to be so naive and ignorant about trauma? Why do so many seem to believe that homelessness and abuse don't happen to people like me?
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JynxModerator
@avant-garde wrote:
@Jynx
Why do some people need to be so naive and ignorant about trauma? Why do so many seem to believe that homelessness and abuse don't happen to people like me?
It's so toxic hey - I think there's this prevailing belief that like 'homelessness could never happen to me' cos they think it's a result of poor decision-making and not, you know, being chewed up and spat out by the very systems these same people rely on so heavily (often without even realising it).
I also blame the lack of decent mental health education in our schools. Stigma is prevalent because its allowed to run unchecked most of the time.
It really sucks. Wish I knew something to make it better for you, for us all. Forums helps hey 💜
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PinkcushionsCasual Contributor
Hello! This looks like a place for me lol.
I love prompts.
What I wish people knew about cptsd - the little things that could be a trigger that you'd never even think of unless you'd been through it.
A slight change in facial expressions, someone closing a door or putting something down too loudly make me tense up and almost stop breathing like I'm waiting for what's next. Thankfully, provided I'm in a good place, I can breathe through it and remind myself that it's okay, but that jolt is always there.
On the flip side - when I hear someone whistling as they do things, it makes me feel calmer. My mum would only whistle when things were okay in the house so I knew it would be safe to leave the room. I kinda don't like that it makes me happy lol.
I don't know how to respond to a lot of the conversations in these threads - but I have read a lot here from a lot of wonderful individuals 🩷
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AppleblossomSenior Contributor
@Pinkcushions @Jynx @avant-garde @Till23 @dehaha @Dimity @Healandlove and all following this thread
I can relate to the topic and yes been given the cPTSD tag.
It has helped to nurture my inner child. Focus on things like humour and socialising and play. I never got them early in life but better late than never.
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JynxModerator
Yes @Appleblossom love it!! Play and silliness are big parts of my recovery too 😋
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Till23Senior Contributor
@Jynx @Appleblossom - If I may ask, what do you mean by “play”?
I feel I have been serious most of my life. I felt I had to look after a younger sibling when I was young, so I’ve felt I’ve had to be responsible from a young age.
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avant-gardeSenior Contributor
@Jynx @Appleblossom @Till23
Do you know how great it feels to talk about my inner child with people who understand!
Mine is literally jumping up and down shouting that she doesn't have to be invisible anymore!
The little actions I do on here are my inner child feeling safe enough to be seen, that she gets activated when I get triggered and hurt.
Incorporating her in my daily life is one of my greatest joys, from happy meals to art class and going on adventures. She's the sweetest thing, she's who I could've been without trauma.
I think about a few years ago, it was mother's Day and she was so so sweet that we had pancakes and she said to me that this is what a daughter would do.
To love her like I do is to love a part of me which is so so healing.
It's not dissociative identity disorder, it's just me living with every part of me and it's not like we switch personalities, we do things together, she's the daughter I never got to be and I'm the mother I always wanted to be.
@Till23 - play is to have fun, do things a child would do, like climb the kids playground, have a Teddy's bear picnic, go get a happy meal.
One of mine is to do a kids puzzle book or watch Octonauts.
My little ones favourites are Octonauts, the original my little pony series with Twilight sparkle and she really likes the animated Barbie movies.
We like watching the little princess movie and enjoy Madeline!
Maybe we need an inner child thread?
It's something I've thought about before...
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