12 signs you might be suffering from PTSD
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Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD) refers to a state in which we are severely impacted in the present by emotional neglect in our childhoods. The symptoms include high anxiety, low self-esteem, a constant sense of dread - and (often) difficulty being able to sleep. By learning more about our condition, we can (probably through the help of psychotherapy) hope to free ourselves and be more at ease in the world.
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a part of me doesnt want to get better, atleast not until i've shown and proved to the world that i have suffered
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7 out of 12 for Me 😏
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Ty for the knowledge.. I had all 12 symptoms.. this video helped me greatly!
“The purpose of language is to help us to get a better grip on reality; the more words there are in our vocabulary, the higher the chance we have of being able to describe what we want, what ails us, what is driving us mad – and then in turn, to summon the help we may badly need.
It can help if the words we have to hand are pretty (and even have a long and distinguished history), but at heart, all we really require is that they should help us. Such is the case with one of the most useful terms in modern psychology: Complex PTSD…”
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Jesus Christ man. I didn't realize it was this bad. 10/12. and the 10 that hit were like this video was made by someone stalking me. Now im having a moment.
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To overcome trauma > Understanding leads to Compassion, Compassion allows for Healing and Healing makes way for Progress. My life's motto I follow because it works, every time. Understand the core basic's of something, example " I was abandoned" , say it out loud to yourself so your nervous system awakens and listens. By saying it out loud and awakening your nervous system you experience the event but are replacing the imprint left behind with a direct understanding of it which replaces the previous imprint which was not understanding it. When you replace your trauma's imprint, the new imprint is what your nervous system will enact onto your body, mind and emotions every time you are triggered by whatever your trauma was. If you were abandoned, you will now feel resolve where instability or loss/rejection was once felt, by accepting the traumatic event at it's basic core and having said it out loud to yourself, your bodies nervous system now replaces the damaging event with the new one, the one you yourself imprinted. Now when you hear abandonment etc you feel different going forward, instead of unstable, afraid, etc, you feel stability and calmness. Understanding is the key to all, it conquers racism, hatred, fear, worry, stress, rejection, loss, sorrow, trauma and everything we react emotionally to or feel hurt by etc. Ignorance and EGO prevent understanding, by directly understanding something we "choose" to overcome ego and ignorance which deep down is fear, thus proving to ourselves we can overcome something which then results in confidence germinating and growing within us.
This is why "choice and decision, or free will", is so core to humanity and vital to our lives, we were given this for a reason. Anything or anyone trying to take away a person's free will, or ability to have choice or make their own decisions, is our enemy, period. True "love" is only felt when both people choose with their own free will to love the other, thus allowing them to be themselves without hesitation or worry. You cannot manipulate, deceive or con someone into loving you, or it will fail, this is because instead of choosing to love them with free will, you are deciding to lie or mislead them, which is betraying the very point of love and yourself, true transparency and openness granted to that one special person. This is how regret is caused, we decided something we knew we shouldn't have instead of choosing to do something we should have, we betrayed them and ourselves, thus giving birth to regret.
Trauma is perpetuated because we decide not to understand it and instead choose to be "victims", which is our hyper sensitive ego's endless need to feel offended and attacked. Stop feeding your ego self pity, lies and excuses and start understanding the truth, you were victimized but you are NOT a victim, this deals trauma and it's damaging allies a fatal blow allowing us to feel secure instead of insecure and strong where we once felt weak. We are then able to move forward with the belief we can overcome such damaging events instead of the fear we can't, this all starts with a choice to, or a decision not to, both have enormous affects on our lives. Fear is the result of an excuse we tell ourselves why we can't do something, which reveals we don't understand it, stop making excuses and start choosing to understand things instead, you will then have the strength to overcome all that life throws at us.
The more understanding we have, the more we can absorb anything life throws at us, the less we understand, the less we can withstand which causes fear and panic to control us.
( Think of the Federal Government and it's constant need for control, Government is always causing inducing trauma onto us and trying to govern OUR own choices and take away our free will. Government is always attempting to tell us what to think and how to act, this is a blatantly obvious sign of what they represent, insecurity, which is why they demand more and more control. Those in Government are surrounded by the endless temptations to control everything, which is the abuse of power. Unchecked power leads to abuse which is exactly what all governments are plagued with everywhere. Anytime you hear the term " National Security ", you are being fed a line of bullshit and being told to just accept something the government is trying to hide because it's wrong, immoral and most likely highly illegal. Government treats us like children and TELLS us, which exposes exactly what it is, a trauma inducing entity that will never do anything but cause damage and abuse it's position endlessly. Trauma is not understanding, this is the reason why government was enacted, to keep people controlled, filled with insecurity and never being permitted to understand clearly anything that way those within government, the executives, can commit endless crimes, profit and deceive their populations at will so as to remain hidden behind a wall of bs, or "national security". Because if the population understood the truth of government, they would most definitely expose it and punish it, this is exactly why ALL government's lie to their people and enact national security nonsense. They are insecure, paranoid and drunk on power, which is exactly why government itself will never work and will only abuse power and cause their populations to suffer nonstop trauma......)
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So numb. Yet so paranoid and freakish. So fucking abnormal and hateful yet deep down so tender hearted and soft.
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2026...here i am again...since 2021 i thought i was in the clear by now....is this the rest of the existence i have left?
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why am i getting recommended documentaries about myself on youtube?😂
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I don’t really know what happened in my childhood, I just remember a persistent feeling of unfairness and confusion and wanting something I didn’t have
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This is so descriptive of myself that I couldn’t finish watching.
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Oh, goddamnit.
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Bonus: If you feel as if you have a discontinuity of your personality after a specific event, you may have experienced the symptom known as fragmentation.
@TheWholeKitAndCaboodleI just found this video and I have never felt so understood as I do right now.
@squeegee0720i just want to be back again i have 8 symptoms and after facing all that trauma i am not able to focus concentrate it feels like my brain in jammed , constantly pressurized and i just have to pass all these days i am never serious in studies and just. suffering and trying very hard to survive and live and i just want to be back again i was
@Ujjwal_78Trauma and Terrorist activity: First the Russia and then the US invaded my country, I took refuge to a neighboring country, I am illiterate basically. Then worked aged 12 to 20 , also I had an abusive father from age 6- 20. At 20 I Refugeed to the US, working off and on with min wage. Now at 50 I have 3 children under 16 that I can't provide for, I am abusive, and more than ever I am sad cause I lack everything.
@Reza-y8cBingo!
@BangandthedirtisgoneSome of these things apply to myself, but I cant help but see this as majority as a Victim Mindset "PTSD". Are there different types of PTSD?
@OrphanActual0331My girlfriend suffers from ptsd I love her
@fǎłlen9ngel-9Im 50%
@busuttil85This feels refreshing seeing how accurate this is with most of it. Im a Veteran with two deployments and i never came back the same. My Wife, Son, and the VA are my lifelines. God however is the very reason im still breathing.
@TWJ-d8lyes CPTSD yes.validity and abandonment. Having a disability and not trusting parents. Self love and acceptance are work worth it . But takes a long time. I still get frusterated with my visual impairment. I think also the parents fear, anxiety sheilding was a problem As a adult vulnerability and to feel valued is the concerns. It is a lifetime of therapy and self acceptance. Learn how to be your own BFF. Then I got a second dose of Trauma when my love passed to Heaven. He knew me. He is so loved.
@teresahopemiller1008Omg that's me😢😢😢
@oeoeiejjsWe are not mean. We are defenseless. We might want to live under a rock forever. We find living exhausting. Can't afford spontaneous. Routine. Safety means work.
@bulbulsnest8338Fear of people. Trust issues.
@bulbulsnest8338Anxiety can't relax touch sensitive gut issues can't sleep. We hate self. Shame. Attract toxic people. Chaos. Drama. Self sabotage. Temper issues.
@bulbulsnest833812 out of 12
the first time I got everything right in my life
Moved me.
@davidjacob9926Never heard it explained so well, im ex military currently going through therapy
@simonrichardson5203Is there still a counselling service? The link doesn't work.
@humangeneratedcontentThe title should read C-PTSD
@GraceInc8888Yes
@xyaobitsssIs it PTSD or C PTSD??
@gowtham7231Fuck.....this is me :(
I have been through so much, I am so mentally-scarred.
I need to call a Counsellor
I think i have ptsd
@aftonstarcodeit's a mixture of extreme abuses over and extended period of time
@lilacmelody2021What if it’s something small like… momo… i can’t take it anymore and i wish she didn’t exist i don’t like her
@SushiIsDyslecsicI have 9 of these come on I was hoping for 7 max...
@AshLordCurry12/12… great… yay me 😂
@LtsGoBrandonGamingPTSD is An absence of love and you need to love your self to fix it OMG 0:00 THAT BROKE ME CHAT IM CRYING AT 4am
@Plort177been through much that i'd choose a peaceful death rather to continue living like this. 7 years and counting, im tired.
@Jerry-fy1iuim tired, i feel like the world has forsaken me, i feel like i don't matter. i just want to live :c
@Jerry-fy1iu...Well now I'm Horribly sobbing because I'm realizing that I have all flucken 12.... I Thank you The school of life TV. Imma go look into Specialists now no cap. ....Happy 2026? I guess lol
@TheHoUstHmm. Nearly every one of these things describes the person whose actions I thought may have caused me to have it than they do me.
@Jesio11High school.
@danohanlon8316i haven’t been able to sleep a full night in almost year.
@sublivescensIt was so accurate i started crying
@MobinaSalehi-j4rSeems non of the said point is applicable to me, I think I have outgrown all the said symptoms...
@jimiz