Tag: post traumatic stress disorder

There are many ways we traumatically dissociate. Most are involuntary (feeling removed from your own body or the world, memory gaps, shifting into different identity states especially if you are triggered by memories or flashbacks) and some are “semi” voluntary in the sense that we partake in activities excessively as a distraction to numb ourselves out. ❤️ What brings some relief to dissociation is (with the help of a trauma informed therapist) mindful awareness + reorienting yourself to what is happening both within you and around you, as well as achieving some integration when it comes to fragmented memories and identity states. Remember, dissociation can be a trauma response and survival instinct – it may have served to protect your brain in the past while the trauma was happening. You can appreciate its purpose while still working toward healing. #trauma #cptsd #ptsd #complextrauma #narcissisticabuse #shahidaarabi #dissociation

Complex trauma when you are a perfectionist is very much like having a thousand tabs open and trying to cater to all of them at once, only to focus on the ones that are not necessarily “high priority” yet somehow seem more emotionally important. Who else can relate? 😂 If trauma has affected your executive functioning – your ability to plan, judge, make decisions, etc. you are certainly not alone. #cptsd #complextrauma #narcissisticabuse #toxicpeople #toxicrelationships