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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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@avant-garde well you are doing well my sweet, and I'm proud of you ❤️.
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avant-gardeSenior Contributor
Thought I might share this... just finished writing it
@Former-Member @Jynx @tyme @Till23 @Shaz51 @MJG017 @Ru-bee @rav3n @Bill16 @PeppyPatti @Glisten @TAB @Appleblossom
you ask me what it looks like
complex PTSD
it's different for every person
for some it's neurodivergency
for me it's a lot of things
not just images in my mind
it's surrounded in pillows
because I'm the thrashing kind
it's dissociative seizures
where I pass out on the floor
can be out for minutes
or hours, or more
it's going from calm to panic
like the flick of a switch
something just triggered
maybe just an image
it's having something shake you
to the core of your memory
a concept or belief
that becomes your identity
it's waking up each day
wondering what will happen next
your schedule keeps you sane
what's the next thing on the list
it's being hypervigilant
because you know nothing else
always on your guard
dare not ask for help
it's always being tired
because you always had to see
what's around that corner
is it coming for me
it's terrified and triggered
at the most simple things
from words in nursery rhymes
to a myriad of things
it's not something you can plan for
or something to be changed
it's something that has shaped you
to be so incredibly... brave
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PeppyPattiSenior Contributor
I just found this thread -
It's taken me a long time to venture out
I have a lot of childhood trauma
But my two sons have heaps and heaps of unresolved trauma
They are both quite damaged.
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Unknown userMember
@avant-garde such powerful words and it really hits home just how much we have to deal with each and every day, some days harder then others.
You are amazing and so very brave ❤️
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rav3nSenior Contributor
thank you for sharing @avant-garde you really do have a way with words, the last 3 stanzas in particular stood out to me. you are incredibly brave indeed 💙
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MJG017Senior Contributor
@avant-garde
Thank you for sharing that. It certainly articulates very well what its like to live with these traumas for a lot of us. It would be great if people outside of this forum that don't experience it could read it. Maybe there will be a lot less stigma and more understanding out there if they did.
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avant-gardeSenior Contributor
@MJG017 it's part of my manuscript for 365 days in poetry (will be published under a nom de plume), one poem a day for this entire year.
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JynxModerator
@avant-garde
I have no words...
I will try anyway.
Wow. I am so deeply moved, like... I think you captured soooo well the intensity, the perpetuality, and the constant wariness. Thank you for sharing 💜
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Till23Senior Contributor
It’s funny (not in the hilarious way) @avant-garde
I hope everyone else is as good as possible given your circumstances
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DimitySenior Contributor
My condolences on your impending loss @Till23 , yet another. I trust you can reflect on your years of companionship.
I'm back home with my 18yo cat - I've had him 13 years. He was so pleased and grateful to be reunited after my weeks in hospital.
I now count a couple of excolleagues among my greatest friends - we have a lot in common. Enjoy your meal. I hope your grief fades, and triggers lessen, and you can relax into this new phase of your life - but we're always ready to support you.
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