I'm a nurse, I had a telehealth appt with my therapist about a year ago. I'm 60 yo, I have fibro, vertigo, tinnitus, headaches, arthritis, high BP, Turner Parkerson disorder...the list is a mile long. I was telling her how bad I felt I'd been in the bed for days, I was exhausted,my house was a mess, I was so overwhelmed. And I was telling her how I had to spend a lot of time around my abusive stepfather bc my mother had a stroke and I'd been helping her for 2 years. All of a sudden it dawned on me, I said " omg, I'm sick from stress!! Being around my parents had made me sick." She said "yes, you are absolutely right, that's exactly what I was thinking."
I have CPTSD and BPD from chronic trauma over my life. My body has taken so many hits. My body feels like I’ve been dragged by a train. Everything hurts. My joints hurt. I have Hashimotos, arthritis and fibromyalgia. Even when I got a Covid vaccine, a year later my arm still aches from it. I have nightmares and flashbacks despite trauma therapy of EMDR etc. I have digestive problems and depression. Now I have a bad foot with plantar fasciitis from all the jobs that required standing. This is eye opening but I will try to have grace with myself!!!
Thank you for this. My childhood consisted of extreme abuse and neglect that was not attended to when I was a kid. Now as an adult, I have been diagnosed with C-PTSD and an array of other mental health issues. I currently have Lupus, Hashimoto’s, IBS, hypothyroidism, migraines, and endometriosis. There is definitely a link between early childhood trauma and later physical health issues. Again, thank you for bringing awareness to this link.
I have all of these diagnoses (borderline hypothyroidism right now) and more as well. I definitely see the link now between childhood trauma and all of this. Sending you so much love, I know its hard! My whole channel is about supporting our bodies to heal through slowing down, simplifying our lives, prioritizing sleep and rest and self-care every day, decreasing stress and calming our nervous system. Its all SO important for us to take good care of ourselves. You are not alone on this journey. ❤
Is it causation or correlation? I do think some illness's can be worsened by stress due to stress hormones being too high, but actual disease is due to past trauma? NO!!! More likely--Viruses, bacterial infections, hereditary factors or just plain bad luck. Do you think cancer is caused by past trauma? Really??? No one would dare say that to someone who gets cancer, so why is it okay to tell those with other painful diseases, that are chronic, that it was emotional trauma and that all you need is some talk therapy and you'll be magically healed? Maybe this myth keeps circulating bc scientists and the medical establishment no longer try to cure people of disease...instead it's about treating SYMPTOMS. When they figured out that big $$ was in patents & vaccines & new pharma meds to treat SYMPTOMS instead of trying to legitimately cure diseases is when healthcare itself became a disaster. It's less about the patient and more about profits, sadly. The myth that it's all in your head-very damaging to sick & disabled people. As if getting sick is a moral failing. That one has been around forever. It's unfortunate that a theory, a hypothesis i.e. emotional trauma causes physical disease--hasn't been proven as fact I have helped myself by cleaning up my diet (keto IF etc) and trying to lower stress to the best of my ability. But nothing magically disappeared, it just lowered the pain level a notch or so. Not a cure, sorry. Again, it's usually latent viruses, bacterial infections, that re-emerge later in life that cause inflammation. I have two forms of arthritis in multiple large joints, bladder disease- Interstitial Cystitis, Endometriosis, Autoimmune Thyroiditis, Cervical lordosis, S2 spinal cyst etc..The cause? The trigger? Lyme Disease, & Bartonella, from TICKS that disabled me 20 yrs before retirement. Please don't believe that someone's childhood caused their body to fail or betray them in adulthood. It does further harm to people in legit physical pain. Thanks for reading.
So good to know that I have to deal with Crohn's on top of C-Ptsd, depression and anxiety, on top of all the trauma responses. Truly. What an inheritance. I would like to thank my parents for this award 🙃
My parents dismissed my Crohns disease and blamed it on "nerves" for competitive hockey. Took nearly 4 years to finally get looked at and diagnosed. Absolutely scared me mentally.
I can't work because of CPTSD, BPD and PMDD, due to childhood trauma. Therefore I can't pay medical bills to even see a dr. For all my ailments, so I isolate and just stay as calm as possible. This helps some. Thanks Mom and Dad!👍
I'm so glad I found your channel. I live in Scotland and was diagnosed with C PTSD about 8 years ago after 10 years of therapy then 5 years ago I started becoming physically unwell and diagnosed with Hypothyroidism, Fibromyalgia, CFS, Sicca Syndrome and IBS. What a rough life this can be, it's out of the league of anyone's understanding to life daily with something that's painful to us. I had a good few weeks last month and I was on cloud nine then the crash came with C PTSD flashbacks etc and I'm totally struggling. It's a never ending, tiring existence that there's no real help for. I have a GP appointment tomorrow as my liver enzymes are hitting 400 and to me its just another issue I just don't want to deal with. My body is struggling. X
I noticed you mentioned in one of your videos that one of the symptoms is that a person can "think they have psychic abilities". At what point is psychology going to believe into assisting people into thier higher dimensional awareness, extra sensory perception, intuitive and psychic gifts rather than simply pathologising them??? It's Medical gaslighting. Not to say that acknowledging the trauma and effect is not important, quite the contrary. But our intuition is one of the key players in unravelling trauma and dealing with it. Including addressing and imprisoning your offenders if need be. Thankyou for creating your videos. We all need support and importantly self empowerment.
Phenomenal video again, thank you! I've accepted many years ago that I have to take 3 temesta and 1/2 remeron to be able to sleep. This is actually the case since civil servants of the Dutch government terrorised me because I couldn't find a job I can do with Cptsd. According to the Dutch law it is their job helping disabled people getting a suitable job instead of making them completely disabled. Positive is I have met a great self-defense teacher, to whom I am grateful forever for having started training again. Meditation is in my experience often not a workable option because of the immense hypervigilance that goes along with Cptsd. But everything can be meditation, even one breath in and out for example...🙏. Starting to exercise works often pretty good for me, which is very relieving because trauma is in the body, exactly how P. Walker's book and your work point out so accurately. Thanks so much and best wishes to you as well!
Beautiful message. I love your thought of tuning in to self. You’re right, Dr Sage…we have spent a lifetime running from ourselves on so many levels and that stops today, for me.
Thanks you for the videos Kim 🙏 you are quite the soldier for people in need. The biggest problem with CPTSD is most of us suffer in silence. I’ve found being open about your past really helps significantly. I ran away from my fathers home when I was 15 to get away from ADD medication and step mother abuse. The only place I had to go was my mothers and at the time I didn’t know how crazy of a life she lived at the time. She was dating a tattoo artist at the time and was a freelance stripper who used to be a model. Things for the first few months were not too bad but went sideways fast. They broke up and she lost the house and started dating a cocaine dealer. I did anything I could to just too get away and found myself with a Friend who was a very bad influence. My mother was to busy to care at the time and I made some bad decisions that I regret that took me down a path of stealing cars and joy riding them for fun. At the time I was just rebelling and had no clue what I was doing was so serious. I got arrested once and was released on bail and about 2 weeks after I was arrested again for another crime I did previous to the first one. That took place in 1999-2000 just after I turned 16. The crimes where I guess harsh enough they sent me too a place where they hold the worse of the Ontario Canada criminals at the time that was T.Y.A.C. Toronto youth assessment centre which was at Mimico. One of the worse jails in Canada if you ask me. It also at the time was the oldest. You can still find stories of the brutality that was prevalent there. I spent 4 months there at age 16 caged with some of the worse criminals in Ontario. Within 4 weeks after a transfer to B range I had my first fight and spent 30 days in the worse isolation that existed for anyone. A concrete room with no windows and 1 steel door with a hatch at the floor where you were served your food. There was one stainless steel bench bolted to the wall with huge bolts and all they gave me was the protective woven one piece you get when they strip you naked. They give you one role of toilet paper you can use for a pillow but it gets smaller as you have to use it. There is one camera on you at all times covered by plexiglass and your toilet is a hole in the middle of the cell which is only flushable by the guards. I won’t go in to detail about how I got in there and or how I ended up there for 90 days total serving 3 full 30 day sentences for defending my life. The isolation and the suffering I deal with today will never match what I’ve had to deal with in the past. I don’t go around just telling this too anyone, I think you were the best person and crowd too share with and I hope it helps people realize you are stronger that you think. If I can it make through the struggles, so can you. God bless and I wish you all best wishes on your journey back to God graces and blessings.
Dr Kim! I'm so grateful to have found you! Although there are nice and very helpful youtube channels in Brazil on the matter of narcissism and childhood trauma, the way you bring and connect the different aspects of what survivors endure is way beyond what I had found so far. I'm glad to see your humanity and sensibility not focusing only on the hate and rage towards the ones who hurted us. You're amazing! ❤ thanks a lot❤
Hi. Question. Can the reverse be true? Can a person develop C-PTSD from a lifetime of medical trauma? I have Spina Bifida and a very complex medical history. I spent 4 months straight, in hospitals and rehabs from Oct. 2022-Feb 8, 2023. A lot happened…
I like parenting my self. What I find difficult is having a partner. Am 44 and still struggling. I live alone and can do whatever I want. I also travel the world but my love life is blocked. I'm trying everything from healing to self acceptance yet nothing is working. If I ever attract someone I become the parent. It bores me to death.
I just found your channel! I really like it. I’m still trying to figure out if this is me, it’s interesting because I can relate to so many of the symptoms, but I can’t necessarily point to something in my childhood, as the way I remember it, it was wonderful. BUT I grew up with a dad with bipolar 1 disorder, but I don’t remember ever being afraid. I would love to see a video about growing up with a parent with bipolar, if of course that is something you would want to do :) Ps. I really love your aesthetic. It’s calming, lovely, and feminine :)
It was normal everyday reality for you. It changes who you are as a person - beliefs, attitudes, opinions, judgements etc. It's all stored in the subconscious and presents itself in your perception, perspective and behaviour. Everyone around you will notice these things, but you won't be able to till you address what is buried in your subconscious. See Dr Gabor Maté on childhood trauma, Dr Bruce Lipton/Dr Joe Dispenza, on reconditioning the mind, and heart and brain connection, and Andrew Huberman for literally everything and anything.
I have bolth childhood trauma and chronic illness. Idk if it caused it but definitely didn't help. My mom has the same issues so I think it's genetic but dealing with trauma and chronic illness is definitely alot to deal with
I agree 💯 I do not think it's helpful for this to be casually thrown around that "emotional trauma from childhood is the cause of chronic illness". It hasn't been proven as fact--It's more likely correlation not causation, a hypothesis. Yes stress can increase adrenaline and other hormones, and can possibly make pain slightly more enhanced, but it doesn't cause disease.
Thank you Doctor! I think it's damaging to patients like myself when a theory or hypothesis is discussed by psychologists (emotional trauma in childhood causes physical disease) as if it's a fact. I think they are likely confusing correlation with causation. And imo this hypothesis is damaging to physically ill patients. I found your book and will be buy it. Thank you!
This has been a problem for me when dating. Several women I’ve dated have childhood trauma CPTSD that has contributed to chronic illnesses. I’m not equipped to “heal” someone with chronic illness, especially when they refuse to make any changes to their lifestyle that could help them get better. I left my first serious gf because she started demanding to be pushed around in a wheelchair at age 19. I have my own mental health issues with ADHD, but I’m on meds and regularly see my psychiatrist. I can’t be with someone who has a mysterious invisible illness that is probably psychosomatic.
"It's been well documented that those w/ past trauma suffer from chronic conditions" Wait! Is it correlation or causation? I do think some illness's can be worsened by stress (emotional trauma etc) due to stress hormones being too high, but actual disease is due to past trauma? NO! More likely--Viruses, bacterial infections, hereditary factors or just plain bad luck. Do you think cancer is caused by past trauma? Really??? No one would dare say that to someone who gets cancer, so why is it okay to tell those with other painful diseases, that are chronic, that it was emotional trauma and that all you need is some talk therapy and you'll be magically healed? Maybe this myth keeps circulating bc scientists and the medical establishment no longer try to cure people of disease...instead it's about treating SYMPTOMS. When they figured out that big $$ was in patents & vaccines & new pharma meds to treat SYMPTOMS instead of trying to legitimately cure diseases is when healthcare itself became a disaster. It's less about the patient and more about profits, sadly. The myth that it's all in your head-very damaging to sick & disabled people. As if getting sick is a moral failing. That one has been around forever. It's unfortunate that a theory, a hypothesis i.e. "emotional trauma causes physical disease" hasn't been proven as factual, yet gets thrown around so carelessly. I have helped myself by cleaning up my diet (keto IF etc) and trying to lower stress to the best of my ability. But nothing magically disappeared, it just lowered the pain level a notch or so. Not a cure, sorry. Again, it's usually latent viruses, bacterial infections, that re-emerge later in life that cause inflammation. I have two forms of arthritis in multiple large joints, bladder disease- Interstitial Cystitis, Endometriosis, Autoimmune Thyroiditis, Cervical lordosis, S2 spinal cyst, Fibro., etc..The real cause? The trigger? Lyme Disease, & Bartonella, from TICKS that disabled me 20 yrs before retirement. Please don't believe that someone's childhood caused their body to fail or betray them in adulthood. It does further harm to people in legit physical pain. Thanks for reading.
I lost count of all my chronical diseases I'm unable to work since 10 year only part-time. I really went to meetings I read so many books I grieved at least 2 years intensively nothing worked. I can't talk for others but toe it's about surpressed self anger as it wasn't turned to the perpetrators or they didn't listen when confronted them, it's paradox but yes dancing, yoga and boxing are the only ones that help why. It's about somatic experiencing google it. The body needs to release the traumatas. Best doctors say pain patients have anger issues. Also kind of shaking and whatever exercises walks but think at the Traumata while doing it, expose yourself to it again. It never helped me to surpress and deny feelings and what I'm doing sometimes i talk to my body or ✍️ him a letter of appreciation. It's crazy but the body is our friend not enemy he wants to tell us things so I'm asking him what does it need, what does it fear why it reacts with joint inflammation. It doesn't respond but i managed first time in years to not get lumbargo attacks and I didn't do more sports than usually. My body diseases don't disappear the pain many sleepless nights for pain but I can move easier I'm less depressed. I also recommend a fear and anger course book and answer questions there best for me is 'Learn love's Amana Trobe Krishnananda Trobe. Of core importance is the fear when it's about pain and depression. I'm tense inside all of the time and it's because i fear people. So to realize I'm feeling fear at a moment and be compassionate with me it's diminishing it and less muscle tension less muscle blockades and movement issues
I'm a nurse, I had a telehealth appt with my therapist about a year ago. I'm 60 yo, I have fibro, vertigo, tinnitus, headaches, arthritis, high BP, Turner Parkerson disorder...the list is a mile long. I was telling her how bad I felt I'd been in the bed for days, I was exhausted,my house was a mess, I was so overwhelmed. And I was telling her how I had to spend a lot of time around my abusive stepfather bc my mother had a stroke and I'd been helping her for 2 years. All of a sudden it dawned on me, I said " omg, I'm sick from stress!! Being around my parents had made me sick." She said "yes, you are absolutely right, that's exactly what I was thinking."
I have CPTSD and BPD from chronic trauma over my life. My body has taken so many hits. My body feels like I’ve been dragged by a train. Everything hurts. My joints hurt. I have Hashimotos, arthritis and fibromyalgia. Even when I got a Covid vaccine, a year later my arm still aches from it. I have nightmares and flashbacks despite trauma therapy of EMDR etc. I have digestive problems and depression. Now I have a bad foot with plantar fasciitis from all the jobs that required standing. This is eye opening but I will try to have grace with myself!!!
Thank you so much for your video - I love how soft and gentle yet also serious about these issues.
Thank you for this. My childhood consisted of extreme abuse and neglect that was not attended to when I was a kid. Now as an adult, I have been diagnosed with C-PTSD and an array of other mental health issues. I currently have Lupus, Hashimoto’s, IBS, hypothyroidism, migraines, and endometriosis. There is definitely a link between early childhood trauma and later physical health issues. Again, thank you for bringing awareness to this link.
I have all of these diagnoses (borderline hypothyroidism right now) and more as well. I definitely see the link now between childhood trauma and all of this. Sending you so much love, I know its hard! My whole channel is about supporting our bodies to heal through slowing down, simplifying our lives, prioritizing sleep and rest and self-care every day, decreasing stress and calming our nervous system. Its all SO important for us to take good care of ourselves. You are not alone on this journey. ❤
Is it causation or correlation? I do think some illness's can be worsened by stress due to stress hormones being too high, but actual disease is due to past trauma? NO!!! More likely--Viruses, bacterial infections, hereditary factors or just plain bad luck.
Do you think cancer is caused by past trauma? Really??? No one would dare say that to someone who gets cancer, so why is it okay to tell those with other painful diseases, that are chronic, that it was emotional trauma and that all you need is some talk therapy and you'll be magically healed?
Maybe this myth keeps circulating bc scientists and the medical establishment no longer try to cure people of disease...instead it's about treating SYMPTOMS. When they figured out that big $$ was in patents & vaccines & new pharma meds to treat SYMPTOMS instead of trying to legitimately cure diseases is when healthcare itself became a disaster. It's less about the patient and more about profits, sadly.
The myth that it's all in your head-very damaging to sick & disabled people. As if getting sick is a moral failing. That one has been around forever. It's unfortunate that a theory, a hypothesis i.e. emotional trauma causes physical disease--hasn't been proven as fact
I have helped myself by cleaning up my diet (keto IF etc) and trying to lower stress to the best of my ability. But nothing magically disappeared, it just lowered the pain level a notch or so. Not a cure, sorry.
Again, it's usually latent viruses, bacterial infections, that re-emerge later in life that cause inflammation. I have two forms of arthritis in multiple large joints, bladder disease- Interstitial Cystitis, Endometriosis, Autoimmune Thyroiditis, Cervical lordosis, S2 spinal cyst etc..The cause? The trigger? Lyme Disease, & Bartonella, from TICKS that disabled me 20 yrs before retirement. Please don't believe that someone's childhood caused their body to fail or betray them in adulthood. It does further harm to people in legit physical pain. Thanks for reading.
So good to know that I have to deal with Crohn's on top of C-Ptsd, depression and anxiety, on top of all the trauma responses. Truly. What an inheritance. I would like to thank my parents for this award 🙃
My parents dismissed my Crohns disease and blamed it on "nerves" for competitive hockey. Took nearly 4 years to finally get looked at and diagnosed. Absolutely scared me mentally.
@@austinv9964 I'm sorry you had to go through that. I hope you're in your healing era now.
I can't work because of CPTSD, BPD and PMDD, due to childhood trauma. Therefore I can't pay medical bills to even see a dr. For all my ailments, so I isolate and just stay as calm as possible. This helps some. Thanks Mom and Dad!👍
I'm so glad I found your channel. I live in Scotland and was diagnosed with C PTSD about 8 years ago after 10 years of therapy then 5 years ago I started becoming physically unwell and diagnosed with Hypothyroidism, Fibromyalgia, CFS, Sicca Syndrome and IBS. What a rough life this can be, it's out of the league of anyone's understanding to life daily with something that's painful to us. I had a good few weeks last month and I was on cloud nine then the crash came with C PTSD flashbacks etc and I'm totally struggling. It's a never ending, tiring existence that there's no real help for. I have a GP appointment tomorrow as my liver enzymes are hitting 400 and to me its just another issue I just don't want to deal with. My body is struggling. X
Thank you so much, Dr. Sage!
I noticed you mentioned in one of your videos that one of the symptoms is that a person can "think they have psychic abilities". At what point is psychology going to believe into assisting people into thier higher dimensional awareness, extra sensory perception, intuitive and psychic gifts rather than simply pathologising them??? It's Medical gaslighting. Not to say that acknowledging the trauma and effect is not important, quite the contrary. But our intuition is one of the key players in unravelling trauma and dealing with it.
Including addressing and imprisoning your offenders if need be.
Thankyou for creating your videos. We all need support and importantly self empowerment.
Phenomenal video again, thank you!
I've accepted many years ago that I have to take 3 temesta and 1/2 remeron to be able to sleep.
This is actually the case since civil servants of the Dutch government terrorised me because I couldn't find a job I can do with Cptsd. According to the Dutch law it is their job helping disabled people getting a suitable job instead of making them completely disabled.
Positive is I have met a great self-defense teacher, to whom I am grateful forever for having started training again. Meditation is in my experience often not a workable option because of the immense hypervigilance that goes along with Cptsd. But everything can be meditation, even one breath in and out for example...🙏.
Starting to exercise works often pretty good for me, which is very relieving because trauma is in the body, exactly how P. Walker's book and your work point out so accurately.
Thanks so much and best wishes to you as well!
Beautiful message. I love your thought of tuning in to self. You’re right, Dr Sage…we have spent a lifetime running from ourselves on so many levels and that stops today, for me.
Thanks you for the videos Kim 🙏 you are quite the soldier for people in need. The biggest problem with CPTSD is most of us suffer in silence. I’ve found being open about your past really helps significantly. I ran away from my fathers home when I was 15 to get away from ADD medication and step mother abuse. The only place I had to go was my mothers and at the time I didn’t know how crazy of a life she lived at the time. She was dating a tattoo artist at the time and was a freelance stripper who used to be a model. Things for the first few months were not too bad but went sideways fast. They broke up and she lost the house and started dating a cocaine dealer. I did anything I could to just too get away and found myself with a Friend who was a very bad influence. My mother was to busy to care at the time and I made some bad decisions that I regret that took me down a path of stealing cars and joy riding them for fun. At the time I was just rebelling and had no clue what I was doing was so serious. I got arrested once and was released on bail and about 2 weeks after I was arrested again for another crime I did previous to the first one. That took place in 1999-2000 just after I turned 16. The crimes where I guess harsh enough they sent me too a place where they hold the worse of the Ontario Canada criminals at the time that was T.Y.A.C. Toronto youth assessment centre which was at Mimico. One of the worse jails in Canada if you ask me. It also at the time was the oldest. You can still find stories of the brutality that was prevalent there. I spent 4 months there at age 16 caged with some of the worse criminals in Ontario. Within 4 weeks after a transfer to B range I had my first fight and spent 30 days in the worse isolation that existed for anyone. A concrete room with no windows and 1 steel door with a hatch at the floor where you were served your food. There was one stainless steel bench bolted to the wall with huge bolts and all they gave me was the protective woven one piece you get when they strip you naked. They give you one role of toilet paper you can use for a pillow but it gets smaller as you have to use it. There is one camera on you at all times covered by plexiglass and your toilet is a hole in the middle of the cell which is only flushable by the guards. I won’t go in to detail about how I got in there and or how I ended up there for 90 days total serving 3 full 30 day sentences for defending my life. The isolation and the suffering I deal with today will never match what I’ve had to deal with in the past. I don’t go around just telling this too anyone, I think you were the best person and crowd too share with and I hope it helps people realize you are stronger that you think. If I can it make through the struggles, so can you. God bless and I wish you all best wishes on your journey back to God graces and blessings.
Thank you 🙏🏻
Thank You. I went through trama when I was a child. And understand more now..Susa Reeves
I REALLY needed to hear this today. 💚
Dr Kim! I'm so grateful to have found you! Although there are nice and very helpful youtube channels in Brazil on the matter of narcissism and childhood trauma, the way you bring and connect the different aspects of what survivors endure is way beyond what I had found so far.
I'm glad to see your humanity and sensibility not focusing only on the hate and rage towards the ones who hurted us. You're amazing! ❤ thanks a lot❤
These are so helpful and appreciated, thank you!
Wow this all sounds so familiar
❤this I learned this in the book "the deepest well" by MD Nadine Burke Harris
Her TED Talk on ACE scores was very validating if you haven't watched it yet.
Hi. Question. Can the reverse be true? Can a person develop C-PTSD from a lifetime of medical trauma? I have Spina Bifida and a very complex medical history. I spent 4 months straight, in hospitals and rehabs from Oct. 2022-Feb 8, 2023. A lot happened…
I have a chronic cluster headaches
I like parenting my self. What I find difficult is having a partner. Am 44 and still struggling.
I live alone and can do whatever I want. I also travel the world but my love life is blocked.
I'm trying everything from healing to self acceptance yet nothing is working.
If I ever attract someone I become the parent. It bores me to death.
Read books with questions or go 12 step meetings . Besides somatic experiencing i box and dance for example to let grieve and anger out
Hi doc,I'm New here,♥️your channel Why do you think cptsd is not included in the DSM books?
should be. it’s not very known
pregnancy? i was too depressed to ever have a kid.
I just found your channel! I really like it. I’m still trying to figure out if this is me, it’s interesting because I can relate to so many of the symptoms, but I can’t necessarily point to something in my childhood, as the way I remember it, it was wonderful. BUT I grew up with a dad with bipolar 1 disorder, but I don’t remember ever being afraid. I would love to see a video about growing up with a parent with bipolar, if of course that is something you would want to do :)
Ps. I really love your aesthetic. It’s calming, lovely, and feminine :)
It was normal everyday reality for you. It changes who you are as a person - beliefs, attitudes, opinions, judgements etc. It's all stored in the subconscious and presents itself in your perception, perspective and behaviour. Everyone around you will notice these things, but you won't be able to till you address what is buried in your subconscious.
See Dr Gabor Maté on childhood trauma, Dr Bruce Lipton/Dr Joe Dispenza, on reconditioning the mind, and heart and brain connection, and Andrew Huberman for literally everything and anything.
I have bolth childhood trauma and chronic illness. Idk if it caused it but definitely didn't help. My mom has the same issues so I think it's genetic but dealing with trauma and chronic illness is definitely alot to deal with
I agree 💯
I do not think it's helpful for this to be casually thrown around that "emotional trauma from childhood is the cause of chronic illness". It hasn't been proven as fact--It's more likely correlation not causation, a hypothesis. Yes stress can increase adrenaline and other hormones, and can possibly make pain slightly more enhanced, but it doesn't cause disease.
Read my book "on the origin of diseases" by Dr. Neil Benson and you will gain some valuable insights into causation of dis ease.
Thank you Doctor! I think it's damaging to patients like myself when a theory or hypothesis is discussed by psychologists (emotional trauma in childhood causes physical disease) as if it's a fact. I think they are likely confusing correlation with causation. And imo this hypothesis is damaging to physically ill patients. I found your book and will be buy it. Thank you!
I live in the uk it’s impossible to get an appointment with the doctor. I be not seen a doctor for over a year
Anyone have arrhythmias from this ?
Pvcs specifically
😘🌹🍵
This has been a problem for me when dating. Several women I’ve dated have childhood trauma CPTSD that has contributed to chronic illnesses. I’m not equipped to “heal” someone with chronic illness, especially when they refuse to make any changes to their lifestyle that could help them get better. I left my first serious gf because she started demanding to be pushed around in a wheelchair at age 19. I have my own mental health issues with ADHD, but I’m on meds and regularly see my psychiatrist. I can’t be with someone who has a mysterious invisible illness that is probably psychosomatic.
Please do the CPTSD community a favor and dont date them. You are definitely not equipped
"It's been well documented that those w/ past trauma suffer from chronic conditions" Wait! Is it correlation or causation?
I do think some illness's can be worsened by stress (emotional trauma etc) due to stress hormones being too high, but actual disease is due to past trauma? NO! More likely--Viruses, bacterial infections, hereditary factors or just plain bad luck.
Do you think cancer is caused by past trauma? Really??? No one would dare say that to someone who gets cancer, so why is it okay to tell those with other painful diseases, that are chronic, that it was emotional trauma and that all you need is some talk therapy and you'll be magically healed?
Maybe this myth keeps circulating bc scientists and the medical establishment no longer try to cure people of disease...instead it's about treating SYMPTOMS. When they figured out that big $$ was in patents & vaccines & new pharma meds to treat SYMPTOMS instead of trying to legitimately cure diseases is when healthcare itself became a disaster. It's less about the patient and more about profits, sadly.
The myth that it's all in your head-very damaging to sick & disabled people. As if getting sick is a moral failing. That one has been around forever. It's unfortunate that a theory, a hypothesis i.e. "emotional trauma causes physical disease" hasn't been proven as factual, yet gets thrown around so carelessly.
I have helped myself by cleaning up my diet (keto IF etc) and trying to lower stress to the best of my ability. But nothing magically disappeared, it just lowered the pain level a notch or so. Not a cure, sorry.
Again, it's usually latent viruses, bacterial infections, that re-emerge later in life that cause inflammation. I have two forms of arthritis in multiple large joints, bladder disease- Interstitial Cystitis, Endometriosis, Autoimmune Thyroiditis, Cervical lordosis, S2 spinal cyst, Fibro., etc..The real cause? The trigger? Lyme Disease, & Bartonella, from TICKS that disabled me 20 yrs before retirement. Please don't believe that someone's childhood caused their body to fail or betray them in adulthood. It does further harm to people in legit physical pain. Thanks for reading.
Please read the ACES studies
I lost count of all my chronical diseases I'm unable to work since 10 year only part-time. I really went to meetings I read so many books I grieved at least 2 years intensively nothing worked. I can't talk for others but toe it's about surpressed self anger as it wasn't turned to the perpetrators or they didn't listen when confronted them, it's paradox but yes dancing, yoga and boxing are the only ones that help why. It's about somatic experiencing google it. The body needs to release the traumatas. Best doctors say pain patients have anger issues.
Also kind of shaking and whatever exercises walks but think at the Traumata while doing it, expose yourself to it again. It never helped me to surpress and deny feelings and what I'm doing sometimes i talk to my body or ✍️ him a letter of appreciation. It's crazy but the body is our friend not enemy he wants to tell us things so I'm asking him what does it need, what does it fear why it reacts with joint inflammation. It doesn't respond but i managed first time in years to not get lumbargo attacks and I didn't do more sports than usually. My body diseases don't disappear the pain many sleepless nights for pain but I can move easier I'm less depressed.
I also recommend a fear and anger course book and answer questions there best for me is 'Learn love's Amana Trobe Krishnananda Trobe. Of core importance is the fear when it's about pain and depression. I'm tense inside all of the time and it's because i fear people. So to realize I'm feeling fear at a moment and be compassionate with me it's diminishing it and less muscle tension less muscle blockades and movement issues