Is anyone familiar with Pete Walker's concept of emotional neglect and the abandonment wound related to PTSD? He calls it central to cPTSD, I identify with the concept and description and examples strongly of how a person ends up (or at least it describes me), and the fear, but relate more to what he calls classical PTSD symptoms, avoidance, hypervigilance etc. I haven't read his latest book but found his 13 tips for emotional flashbacks useful in the past.
Any thoughts on abandonment? Especially when we say adults can't be abandoned but he is calling this the core that is driving depression, self-harm, maladaptive coping choices, and making progress with (c?)-PTSD not likely.
I have put in these 3 videos because they were quite easy to understand and useful and had homework, but not necessary to watch.
Thanks to anyone who has any thoughts on this.
Any thoughts on abandonment? Especially when we say adults can't be abandoned but he is calling this the core that is driving depression, self-harm, maladaptive coping choices, and making progress with (c?)-PTSD not likely.
I have put in these 3 videos because they were quite easy to understand and useful and had homework, but not necessary to watch.
Thanks to anyone who has any thoughts on this.