Also, what tools and techniques do you use to manage CPTSD (especially for anger, guilt, and shame)?
Anybody who is recovering from cptsd here? How is your journey managing cptsd?
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Also, what tools and techniques do you use to manage CPTSD (especially for anger, guilt, and shame)?
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I follow r/CPTSDMemes for some support, and I recently graduated from therapy so I feel like its going well, but every day is a journey. Im recovering and giving myself grace and reparenting myself the way I know I should. Even then, some days im a little sad and angry about having to manage myself/reparent because I shouldn’t have to.
Grace and forgiveness to yourself and holding space for your emotions is so important.
EMDR Therapy has truly been a game changer for me and my healing. I feel like I can finally let go of what happened to me, and not be triggered by it anymore.
Great! Been at it for two decades. What helped me most was MDMA therapy and my therapist of six years. And finally somatic work, I personally do TRE (check out Dr Berceli on YouTube).
What didn’t help as much for me: hypnosis, books (it’s cool to understand but doesn’t help in improving symptoms), talking to people other than therapist about it, coaches.
What it looked like over the two decades: several reshaping of my life in multiple ways, from completely new friends (multiple times) to new careers (multiple times).
Keep at it!
Edit: EMDR was a huge help too!
Therapy has helped me acknowledge that what happened to me is something I didn’t deserve. I journal and meditate. I know that this isn’t going to go away because cptsd gives you actual brain damage.
ive been in psychodynamic therapy for 8 years and ive seen so much progress. the book running on empty by jonice webb was a huge turning point in how i saw myself and understood the invisible effects of childhood emotional neglect.
The hardest part was accepting that my normal wasn’t actually normal. Took me until 28 to realize that not everyone’s childhood involved walking on eggshells and preparing for the worst. Still working through it but I finally feel like I’m living instead of just surviving.