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The (Complex) PTSD Guy — 917 episodes · page 1 of 10
Camping as therapy: "Complete Wilderness Training Manual"
A real world example of possible gaslighting
Staying away from "curveball" media; media can be very impulsive
Creative writing continued; Alex wins the state lottery
People are much more supportive than we tend to realize
Creative writing continued; Alex wins the state lottery
Creative writing continued; Alex wins the state lottery
A realtime example of a hippocampus failure
Creative writing continued; Alex wins the state lottery
Creative writing for depression; Alex wins the state lottery
Something fun, my favorite horror movies from franchises
The Complex PTSD Brain, Part 9: notes about the DSM-5
The Complex PTSD Brain, Part 8: memorization techniques
The Complex PTSD Brain, Part 7: the hippocampus
The Complex PTSD Brain, Part 6: the amygdala
The Complex PTSD Brain, Part 5: the prefrontal cortex and trouble with planning
The Complex PTSD Brain, Part 4: medical doctors with an agenda to push
The Complex PTSD Brain, Part 3: responding impulsively to things
The Complex PTSD Brain, Part 2: How sharing information can backfire, even though it shouldn't
The Complex PTSD Brain, Part 1: Putting your foot in your mouth
Obsessive thoughts of revenge?
Multitasking and Complex PTSD, tips
What happens when two narcissist abusers are in the same room?
Various topics, and taking notes when someone gaslights you
Example of Complex PTSD in a movie
Complex PTSD in relation to Borderline Personality Disorder and PTSD
My rant about the DSM-5
The DSM-5, and Complex PTSD???
Description of an enabler, and how an abuser functions in daily life
T-RAV, Travis, and dysfunctional dating
When people's behavior doesn't make sense, and why that's a trigger
Gaslighting and Hoarding
Role-playing in order to address people who bother you
How to respond when someone can't give you the conversation you need for clarity to move on
When the conversation you're needing, many times never happens when you grow up in dysfunction
Depression: part 3
Depression: part 2
Depression: part 1
Why distracting people are a trigger for us
movie with a psychopath parent, correction to recent episode
movie you might find relatable; American Beauty
Intimate relationships and "Interpersonal Stockholm Syndrome"
Changes in systems of meaning; religious disaffiliation and Complex PTSD
The importance of having a hobby
The "antidote" person in your life
Impulsive behavior and the consequences; the Complex PTSD brain
Calming your mind by getting perspective things
A specific personality trait of cults, and the concept of long-term mental health facilities
Something other than CPTSD, a show I just started watching
Moral Ambiguity and trauma
Good movie, update on film being therapeutic
Emotional regulation issues
Identity, and putting your sword in the ground
Feeling disoriented around past relations
When we ice people out, where does it come from?
Feeling like you're drowning, a very relatable movie I recommend
Stressors and coping mechanisms
Organizing tips for a distracted life
The spider's web of abuse
Attention difficulties, and ways to organize yourself
More on handling "joshers"
When someone "joshes" you, how to look at it
A TV show based on my play
Finances and excuses, and getting my copyright in order to make a little extra money
Dismissive denial and the Cassandra Complex
Trauma and religion, aspects of my own upbringing
Negative Self Beliefs, one last thing about entitlement
Negative Self Beliefs, note related to previous episode
Negative Self Beliefs, part 5 (Abandonment and Entitlement)
Negative Self Beliefs, part 4 (Responsibility, Self-worth, and feeling Unlovable)
Negative Self Beliefs, part 3, (Logic, education, and feeling defective), how our views shape us.
Negative Self Beliefs, part 2 (Learning and relationships)
Negative Self Beliefs
psychopathy
Lacking fulfillment, and how poetry can help capture a feeling and provide a solution.
Lacking fulfillment
Solutions for living with trauma
Domestic violence and long-term abuse
Her Majesty The Queen, Camilla, and domestic violence
The dysfunction of personal relationships
How abusers shape our relationships
The freedom of being allowed to have company over
The Princess of Wales, and children's mental health
Mental health Band-Aids, rather than long-term solutions
Prince William's toolkit launch
Stress, and staying away from it
Living in war zones, and 25 years after 9/11
Having confirmation that you know what you're doing
Careers and Complex PTSD, tips on organizing your life
Career paths and Complex PTSD
Note about importance of having a hobby
Having similar traits as your abuser
Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria
In real time moment related to dissociating from a group today
Episode not necessarily related to Complex PTSD, did my dream come true?
Part 2, I've given my learning disability an official name
A crossover that occurred as I researched my learning disability name
Assorted Cognitive Processing Disorder
Quick correction and sidenote related to last episode
Part 1: Why hasn't a learning disability been named in relation to Complex PTSD?