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Title: cPTSD Post by: Really now on April 09, 2023, 07:48:20 PM Young adult child with BPD, which is basically complex PTSD. being a dedicated and engaged mother of a daughter with cPTSD which now manifests as BPD is a journey in unpacking generations of trauma.
To overcome the infuriating moments that trigger MY cPTSD, I look at photos of our good times and we talk about them together when storms have passed. I am writing children’s picture books that families can read together to establish good times. I am making a board game that has skills i learned in trauma therapy for families with kids as young as 4 years old to have as a resource. As frustrating as children can be, they are a gift to build our character and to reach out to get help coping. i share all this healthy optimism because a holiday meal with several generations of people who gave me cPTSD was survived without incident. I crushed easter dinner with my numb, abusive family. And I did not pay the abuse forward o to my adult child. she was triggered, and it was annoying, but I knew I had resources to reach out to to get refueled so i didn’t take things out sideways on her. Title: Re: cPTSD Post by: kells76 on April 10, 2023, 11:04:44 AM Good to hear from you again, Really now.
i share all this healthy optimism because a holiday meal with several generations of people who gave me cPTSD was survived without incident. I crushed easter dinner with my numb, abusive family. And I did not pay the abuse forward o to my adult child. she was triggered, and it was annoying, but I knew I had resources to reach out to to get refueled so i didn’t take things out sideways on her. What an incredible feat to reflect on. You can look at how you navigated that dinner and say, I stopped the cycle. It ended with me. That brings a lot of hope. |