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Why Hurrying is a Major Trigger for People with Childhood PTSD
Hurrying is a huge trigger for CPTSD symptoms, amplifying dysregulation and all the other common side effects experienced by adults who grew up negle…
3 years, 6 months ago
Trauma Causes Emotional Dysregulation: Here's How to Heal It
"You've got to learn to feel your feelings" is not always helpful advice for people who grew up with neglect and abuse. Emotional dysregulation is a …
3 years, 6 months ago
Accepting Crumbs in Relationships is a Survival Strategy from Childhood
Love is powerful: Even people whose parents exploited them still feel love, still long to be loved. Surviving abuse depended once on tolerating and f…
3 years, 7 months ago
These Dating Red Flags Mean STOP
People who were traumatized in the past can be blind to dating red flags -- or you see them but ignore them! Here are 12 signs that someone is either…
3 years, 7 months ago
12 Signs That Someone Could Be a Great Partner For You
You've heard of red flags, but what are the signs that someone might be a great partner? In this episode, I list what I call "green lights" - the sig…
3 years, 7 months ago
Do People TRIGGER You? CPTSD and Why We ISOLATE
People who grew up with trauma in childhood often have a strong tendency to ISOLATE. One major reason is that interactions with people are TRIGGERING…
3 years, 9 months ago
Magical Thinking Saved Your Childhood (But NOW It's Ruining Your Life)
As a child, you developed the ability to use "magical thinking" to cope with abuse and neglect, but NOW, as an adult, it just might be blocking you f…
3 years, 9 months ago
CPTSD Blinds You To Relationship RED FLAGS
The problem with Childhood PTSD is that when we fall in love, the traumatized part of our brain kicks in and hijacks perception, driving us to to cli…
3 years, 9 months ago
Childhood PTSD and Loneliness -- How to Begin Healing
Childhood PTSD is, in essence, an injury to our ability to connect with others. That's why so many adults who were traumatized as kids struggle with …
3 years, 9 months ago
LIMERENCE: Abandonment Wounds Cue Partners to Discard You
Any loss of a parent can leave an emotional wound on a child that affects them all their lives. How many times have you fallen for someone, only to f…
3 years, 9 months ago