Working Through Self-Defeat & PTSD
Self-defeat is a common symptom of Complex Trauma or PTSD. It is an expression of a shutdown-freeze state and is frequently accompanied by depression.
Self-defeat is a common symptom of Complex Trauma or PTSD. It is an expression of a shutdown-freeze state and is frequently accompanied by depression.
A negative self-image starts with some form of trauma that often comes from feelings of insufficiency, lack of validation, not being good enough, and come prior to the projection onto your body image.
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.
Child neglect and abuse often go hand in hand. What makes severe child neglect stand out, though, is that it hijacks the development of your identity and sense of self.
PTSD and the Importance of Setting Boundaries to be able to Allow Vulnerability
While making an effort can be constructive to move out of a stagnant state of mind, the constant "trying to get somewhere" might prevent healing.
Whenever you get triggered, have a relapse and all your symptoms and post-traumatic stress reactions flood in, it seem like you will not have made any headway at all.
Trauma as a result of childhood abuse and neglect deranges healthy nervous system build up.
Any overwhelming experience or period in life will create some form of fight, flight, freeze or please response.