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don’t give up on the meditation / river
Breathe throughout
Exhale longer than inhale
Please try FREE app insight timer
Tons of stuff to regulate you
Search there for a brain massage and lay in bed eyes closed/ or better an eye mask
I know all this sounds woo woo but just try it
Yes try it and if you miss a day so what… keep going
I walk 4-5 or more miles 6 days taking Saturday off
I’m doing this in NATURE at sunrise for an added mental health benefit
my parents were both functioning alcoholics…bingeing on weekends and holidays to the point of stumbling drunk
They never hit me or my siblings
We all were well educated sent through college
I was led to believe and was told I had a wonderful family and maybe I did until I have flashbacks of...
You have awareness and that’s key…you’ve got this !!!
I can now say to myself
STOP you’re overthinking or overreacting etc
Wish I had known this when they were kids
But I’m doing it now going forward
When you yourself have CPTSD….and you raised or are raising children how are they doing ???
I raised 2 children not knowing I have all these wounds inside and triggers
It was virtually impossible to have controlled emotions and not be so hyper vigilant…I made a mess of their lives and I
Have...
I am SO sorry this happened
YOU did nothing wrong
Please be gentle with yourself
I find meditation life changing
I use the free app insight timer
Type in trauma or anything to help
Sorry
I wrote in the topic that it was insight timer
Thought that was enough
It’s an insight timer ( free app for mental health) talk on “drop the dead weight of the past” really good stories shared by the teacher Guy Finley ( he’s written many books )
Do I need to uncover the details of my childhood ( alcoholic parents) to have peace in the present ???
I feel some peace with my recent CPTSD diagnosis and now thinking back all makes sense
I had it all so buried as I was made to believe we had a wonderful Brady bunch like family ( needs met...
Good morning everyone
Insight timer is a FREE app filled with some outstanding guided meditations, instruction etc
This morning Wednesday May 8 9 am eastern time Is a LIVE event “healing the abandonment wound” instructor is very good with a calming voice…see link below to attend or get app in...
Darrel Hammond was on SNL for 14 years
Has CPTSD from physical and emotional abuse from parents
He says about the abuse “The worst crime is being expected not to tell.”
I can relate to this !!!
I heard today that it helps to look for GLIMMERS ( some say God’s goodness )
Today on my walk in nature I saw
wildlife
Flowers
a cool breeze
dogs out for a walk etc
I have more ( yes I love podcasts)
The healing trauma podcast
The Biology of Trauma
The Happiness Lab
Oprah’s super soul sunday
Mayim Bialik’s breakdown( mental health)
Stuff you should know (interesting)
Being well ( mental health)
I listen to
The crappy childhood fairy (good advice and tools )
10 percent happier
Mel Robbins
the crappy childhood fairy (Cptsd advice and tools)
Mel Robbins ( great advice)
10 percent happier ( mindful stuff)
Real Brady bros ( fun Brady bunch recaps and behind the scenes stuff)