Creating healthy habits will help you to be more productive and focused. Now, this is easier said than done when you are dealing with cPTSD, which makes it even more important that you install these routines.
“Trauma is not what happens to you. Trauma is what happens inside you, as a result of what happens to you.” — Dr. Gabor Maté
To recover and heal, you need to be committed and dedicated. You will need to persist and be patient, which often only comes when you have hit rock bottom; when you have realized you only have two options: continue to self-destruct and die, or work towards recovery.
Your reality is where your identification is placed. It are the story and circumstances, when unaware, that consumes your attention.
When you are anxious and that anxiety overwhelms you, you will try either to avoid or to overcome that state.
Quotes related to boundaries and vulnerability in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
I think healthy therapy aims to work towards independence for the client. I do not doubt that theoretically, most practitioners would agree with this, though the reality is often very different.
If healing from Post-Traumatic Stress is one of your objectives, I think it is wise to think carefully about what you are exposing yourself to on a daily basis.
How meditation can help with PTSD and how to go about it.
Often, it is very difficult to distinguish that your trigger and the emotional responses that come with it relate to your experienced trauma of the past, as your brain projects the danger almost perfectly onto the situation or person(s) at hand in the present.