Anyone else navigating life with Complex ptsd?

[oldskater]

Figured I’d throw this out there and see if anyone else here deals with complex PTSD.

It’s not the same as the regular PTSD you usually hear about. It comes from longterm trauma usually growing up in a messed up environment or always being in survival mode. It doesn’t hit all at once like a single trauma does. It kind of wires you a certain way.

I’ve been learning a lot about it lately and working through it in therapy. PIt’s helped, but it’s not easy. Some days I feel like I’m making real progress, other days it’s like starting from zero again.

It shows up for me in relationships, parenting, trust issues, self-worth, even how I handle stress in training or business.

I wanted to start this thread for anyone else going through it to talk about what’s worked, what hasn’t, how you deal when the old stuff creeps back up, and what helps you stay grounded.

I think a lot more people deal with this than we realize.

Anyone else been through it or working on it?

 

[Monkeyne]

I’ve had the same pattern with relationships—hard to trust, always waiting for something to go wrong. Therapy’s been hit and miss, but grounding techniques help when the old stuff kicks in. A friend pointed me to mentalhealthhotline.org, and I ended up talking to someone there during a rough night. It wasn’t some big fix, but just having someone who got it made a difference in the moment.

 

[Fa Seeshus]

Yeah, I found out a few years ago I have it, and it helped explain allot of things. The whole "freeze" mode is not due to ADHD or depression, at least for me it is an anxiety trap triggered from past events.

Many of the CPTSD groups are not good. You get people who like to wallow in self pity. I'd skip those. One productive path is trying to figure out who you really are and then taking personal accountability. This beats bitching about how your parents being in a cult ruined your life or whatever. Just my 2 cents. If you have any more specific questions you can PM me.

 

[FuzzyFella]

Id imagine a majority of BBers have it, whether they realize it or not. This is not a normal lifestyle to take up.

I grew up in an unsafe home and got into an even more unsafe lifestyle "on the streets" because of it, which of course lead to even more trauma, which lead me to BBing to cultivate and nurture myself, to grow into something better and greater

Dont do tren if you have cptsd

 

[dantes]

Id imagine a majority of BBers have it, whether they realize it or not. This is not a normal lifestyle to take up.

I grew up in an unsafe home and got into an even more unsafe lifestyle "on the streets" because of it, which of course lead to even more trauma, which lead me to BBing to cultivate and nurture myself, to grow into something better and greater

Dont do tren if you have cptsd

Interesting thought. I grew up in an alcoholic home and I think part of the appeal of bodybuilding is the control aspect. When you are bodybuilding you are in control of your body and the outcomes (to a certain extent of course). I find feeling in control of my body and surroundings and having a strict routine helps me with my anxiety

 

[Aggression]

I’ve had the same pattern with relationships—hard to trust, always waiting for something to go wrong. Therapy’s been hit and miss, but grounding techniques help when the old stuff kicks in. A friend pointed me to mentalhealthhotline.org, and I ended up talking to someone there during a rough night. It wasn’t some big fix, but just having someone who got it made a difference in the moment.

What are some grounding techniques that have helped you? Ive been very rigid with my own life and routine, but I definitely feel the worst when something sways me from that control.