No one likes uncomfortable emotions, such as anger, sadness, fear, and shame. In the CPTSD community, we tend to experience one of “Trauma’s Big Four” more often than the others and use it to define us. Having a lot of anger gets translated into “I’m such an angry person!” Or conversely fear, “I’m scared of …
Anger and the Fight Response: What it’s Good For Read More »
I’ve mentioned the value of the cognition sheet several times before. It’s listed in Master Toolbox 1 twice: both as a tool for alexithymia and again for transference. (Both underlined terms are in Trauma Glossary 2.) I even included it as a troubleshooting tool for working with our Broca’s Area (Trauma Glossary 3 under parts of …
The Cognition Sheet: More Reasons it’s an Important Tool Read More »
The internet gaslighters would lead us to believe that borderline personality disorder is just another form of PTSD. They back it up with visual aids highlighting this argument. The most famous one being “Complex-PTSD vs. BPD”. Its blue and lavender circles merge into a long purple oval where all the similarities merge. It looks legit. …
Complex-PTSD vs. BPD: The Truth without the Gaslighting Read More »
This is from my history comic: Debunking the Spin Doctors with George Washington. It’s mainly for those of whom English is not your first language. Where I did NOT offer the full translation in captions, I am doing that here, just for you, dear reader. Also available for anyone who needs a visual guide for …
Golden Womb Entitlement Thinking in Visual Aids Read More »
In this history comic, I finally get to show you why George Washington is my historical role model. He was a great man who achieved great things with his life, despite being raised by a Cluster B mother. You won’t find this spoon fed in any biography or documentary, however. For one thing, historians are …
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Imagine my surprise when I discovered not one, but two people in my group were adopted by Cluster B Personality Disordered parents. (Trauma Glossary 1) I had assumed that these days (post-Joan Crawford era) such gross oversights in adoption no longer happen. How wrong I was! I asked them, with the promise of protecting their …
Adopted by Disordered Parents: An Interview with Two Survivors Read More »
“Pardon my Broca” should become a thing, since it’s a common side effect of CPTSD. What is this Broca, you may ask? Well first, its official name is Broca’s Area. It’s a part of our brain that acts as our communication center, specifically, how we send and receive information. It ensures that our conversations flow …
Pardon My Broca: Troubleshooting in the Now Read More »
The healing branches are key to opening up more neuropathways. An overview of each branch and what they mean is covered in this article. Now I’ll show you how we can really mix it up. Using my series of articles on flashback management, (with links) you will see how it all comes together. Remember, there …
Healing Branches: How to Really Mix It Up in 6 Visual Aids Read More »
The Branches of Healing shows how we can open neuropathways. Doing so helps us work through the emotion overwhelm. This tree also represents the right side (creativity) and left side (logic) of the brain. The more pathways we use, the better we are at managing our flashbacks. Even mastery is possible. Using the tree analogy, …
The Branches of Healing: How to Open Pathways for Emotional Flow Read More »
Theater is the most overlooked branch of creativity, especially when using it to work through our trauma. There are many good reasons it goes unnoticed, of course. For one thing, drama therapists are not available in every city. Another reason is that we don’t all have immediate access to a stage. Lastly, both social anxiety …
Theater Therapy: Unlock Your Inner Thespian Part 2 Read More »
