The (Complex) PTSD Guy

Some points on why it's nothing to be afraid of to share your genuine interests with people.

A few more points about how our PTSD brain impacts us.

Feeling stuck in your own viewpoints, it's important to open up your perspective.

Somatization and stress

How someone who is in denial is actually displaying ignorance. Sometimes they try to rewrite your reality.

Are you called a "fence rider", or Switzerland? How our fear of confrontation, stemming from trauma, can rob us of sharing our true self. Facing your demons isn't as scary as you think.

I wanted to share my thoughts regarding a recent news article I saw regarding a town struggling with mental health.

Some points on comparing yourself to others, and dissociation related to doing things for image.

Getting a proper diagnosis and not avoiding your symptoms.

A movie I came across that might serve as a motivational reminder to engage with a hobby that is true to what brings you happiness.

Looking back at a past trigger and seeing it differently.

How I'm experimenting with a past trigger, now that I've been building my resilience and confidence. Happiness is the key.

How interpersonal difficulties and feelings of dissociation can lead to shallow relationships, and how shallowness leads to shutting out happiness.

Some details about engaging with hobbies and why being shallow is a fast route to unhappiness.

How Happiness naturally comes from Confidence, and Confidence comes from genuine hobbies that bring you happiness.

I wanted to share the channel where you can watch the show I mentioned in the last episode.

Adults bullying kids when they're claiming to care for them.

I recently realized my constant worrying has drastically reduced, and I think I unexpectedly am defeating it.

I give three examples of why it's important to know your triggers.

How I used to combat substance abuse all wrong, because it was coming from a place of Low Self-esteem... and how I think confidence building is the real solution.

Sharing two scenarios that happened today involving confronting a fear and the importance of not second-guessing yourself.

Remind yourself that your demons might not be as scary to face as you think they are.

I want to share how simply stopping drinking wasn't the full answer for me, I needed solutions to help me to stop desiring alcohol as a coping tool.

I have a real time situation happening and I want to share how I normally would respond (from a place of Low Self-esteem) vs how I now will respond (from a more confident headspace).

Dissociation and feeling disconnected from yourself because you've been trying to fit in. Confidence is the solution, in my opinion.

Why I think people with Complex PTSD are more predisposed to feeling wronged, which can lead to angry outbursts, and then it turns out we were incorrect to begin with.

I had to redo this episode due to technical problems.

How randomness can be a big part of feelings of dissociation.

Update on my technical stuff and topic for my next episode... dissociation and low Self-esteem.

Technical update

A recent situation that reminded me of the importance of having patience when we're triggered.

A recent series of events helped me to see how comforting my routine of reading, to cure boredom, really is.

An interesting observation about confidence, rudeness, rage and hobbies showing who we really are.

I want to share the importance of knowing the difference between a hobby and a therapeutic activity, because the sooner you know what your actual hobbies are the sooner you can engage with them.

Family, my own rules to life, and solutions.

How finding hobbies that bring you happiness is the key to building confidence AND why you don't want to choose hobbies simply to fit in or for an image.

Some points about long-term Memory and CPTSD

I share how that book I've talked so much about relates perfectly to the rude person I described recently.

How one of my triggers impacted me growing up and why it's affecting me less recently.

I was just told about a perfect example of where someone's low Self-esteem is being manipulated.

How to perceive someone gaslighting, confidence vs low Self-esteem examples.

I give an example of one activity I'm using to build my confidence.

I share how confidence is the key ingredient to building Resilience to certain triggers rooted in low Self-esteem. I used the book, "The Novel Cure: An A-Z of Literary Remedies" by Ella Berthoud and Susan Elderkin.

How I used a nuisance as a way of appreciating the value of something. And how my confidence has grown after learning I was struggling with low Self-esteem.

With PTSD our brains can actually not activate a region that informs us we have control over a stressor. This is where helplessness comes in.

I want to share a little bit from a mental health class I took today.

I want to share some key points about confidence building and how my approach is working so far.

A few comments about insecurity and ignorance. Two different subjects.

Fighting your fears means you're on the right path, and little signs might be shown to you.

Finding a project to work on, that takes time, can help us appreciate things more and help with impulse control.