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    Sufferer How to get help

    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
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    Exercise challenge: 10,000 steps per day for a full year

    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
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    Making time to cry

    Recall the reason you wanted to cry but didn’t and do it in the shower Very healing
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    Childhood with binge-drinking parents: hidden trauma

    I’m quite the opposite I feel at peace when I meditate and walk in nature Doing too much overwhelms me
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    Childhood with binge-drinking parents: hidden trauma

    Thank you Arfie I am working very hard to fix it
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    Childhood with binge-drinking parents: hidden trauma

    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...
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    Your own kids …

    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
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    Your own kids …

    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...
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    Seeking Clarity: Unpacking Trauma and Emotions

    Maybe sleep is what your body needs I think a lot of us don’t stop moving enough to just rest and restore We are human beings Not human doings
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    Seeking Clarity: Unpacking Trauma and Emotions

    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
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    Highly recommended this on insight

    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 )
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    Highly recommended this on insight

    https://insig.ht/BNo8RwVLAJb
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    Uncovering The Past - Do I need trauma details to find peace in the present?

    Those are my thoughts as I approach this new diagnosis Clear out the garbage from my brain and body I have buried it for MANY years
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    Uncovering The Past - Do I need trauma details to find peace in the present?

    Thank you So you’re saying you wish you had addressed the trauma details from the start ?
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    Uncovering The Past - Do I need trauma details to find peace in the present?

    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...
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    Insight time TODAY

    Not affiliated I just use it It’s free Heard about it on a podcast Great app for mental health
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    Insight time TODAY

    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...
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    I went outside and had a good time

    A nature trail Part wooded and part neighborhood
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    Darrel Hammond About Being Abused - “The worst crime is being expected not to tell.”

    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 !!!
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    Glimmers

    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
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    I went outside and had a good time

    Excellent to hear I walked 5 miles in nature today So healing
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    Glad to see CPTSD is included here..

    Thanks so much for all your insight And Yes I will put it down for a bit
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    Podcasts

    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)
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    Podcasts

    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)
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