What is complex trauma?

[cupfish]

Yes we gravitate toward causes b/c the world done us wrong and we are good at spotting harm and BS. I left social justice sphere 1 year ago and life is a lot nicer. Social justice likely means philanthropy, which in my case became a total sham IMHO. The people's lives never changed. Who cares who's to blame? I got really depressed by the hopelessness and blatant use of disenfranchised populations for money. Now I am in a fully capitalistic job and loving it. It's so simple: grow and profit, don't break any laws, period. Re: is it PTSD is it trauma, does not matter. All roads in either case lead to self-loathing, insecurities, difficulties with relationships, hypervigilance, addictions, and and and. The whole traumasphere is toxic, and much depends on the length and depth of the traumas in terms of healing. You can heal but social justice is a heavy lift. Work on YOU. Don't let others' causes distract from your healing, ok? The differences in specific diagnoses I think become material when it comes to meds and dosage. The chemical controllers for mania are different than depression only, et al. Try capitalism. For me it's more healing than non-p world.

 

[eloc]

Yes we gravitate toward causes b/c the world done us wrong and we are good at spotting harm and BS. I...

In my case my traumas were the result of the not for profit work and the security environment - my life was pretty cushy up till then and even throughout but you see enough injustice and then it effected me apparently empathy does the harm - putting yourself in someone elses shoes - does the same brain injury as suffering yourself so somehow if you can be a compassionate capitalist and/or employee in the not for profit sphere and avoid empathy like the plague - you are better positioned to survive the onslaught

 

[cupfish]

This is 100% accurate. You absorb the pain of others and own it. I was embedded in an ultra-low income environment and became depressed because you take in what I call, "world hurt." It's too much, and it's ok to celebrate and appreciate and leverage our personal good fortunes, in my case where I was born and into what family. Social justice is not achieved by bringing ourselves down.

 

[CaptSpalding]

cptsd for me is constant state of triggers hyper vigilance and disconnect.. extreme mood shifts, fast temper my wife calls me jackel and hyde and that fits