Brian Klassen, PhD: How to Heal from Trauma and Take Your Life Back - Trigger Avoidance and PTSD
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- When trauma goes untreated, and trigger avoidance controls behavior, life can become quite small. Veterans can get free effective treatment for PTSD to heal the invisible wounds of war and get back to a healthy lifestyle.
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Oh my goodness: life becomes small! THATS EXACTLY how I describe my life! People who havent "been there" are ignorant of this life experience. PLEASE KNOW this experience is NOT relative ONLY to veterans.
I understand fully ;f y I!
Well said 👏 🙌
Yes I suffer from complex PTSD my mind is broken
I have it I relate
Pretty fucked up to say only vets can understand when traumatic events happen every day to tons of people
The very first line is a perfect statement "life becomes small". This is such a great description of the feeling that those suffering may experience.
Life also becomes small bc you have to deal with a lot of petty immature ppl who criticize you for your symptoms and tell you you’re either ‘overreacting’, if you’d ’think positive you wouldn’t have ptsd’ or tell you that if you’d do A-B-C than it would all ‘be alright’ bc it’s ‘in the past’ anyway. And that’s besides the intentional gaslighting, laughing behind your back and all the gossiping. So, no, it’s not just avoiding anxiety, it’s being socially excluded from being treated with respect like a ‘normal’ person, just bc you show ptsd symptoms. 🙏🏼
That’s so true and real I always have to go through these situations 😖
Facts this anxiety thing is a mess
I cried for years that i want to have a normal life...i suffered in silence with the feeling that nobody understands me.I thought that i am cursed because just hard situations i have had to deal in my life...I remember once that i called a friend crying sharing with her that i don't even have a beautiful moment in my life to say that Summer i was happy,I had fun...😢😢😢I had no ideea about traumas.My entire life was hardships,homeless, unemployed situations that repeted again and again..
How did you get better? I’m struggling with the same thing and I’m trying to get better so I don’t lose someone whose tried to take care of me and my mental illnesses for 2 years
I’m homeless right now and my stress is out of control like I’m afraid for my life constantly and it shouldn’t have to be this way idk what to do
I'm healing slowly, but yeah I've been a hermit for so many years. It's terrible but the worry it could happen again keeps me awake
I immediately hate the person who triggered me. I don’t know if I’ll ever completely heal, it’s like the past won’t let me go.
Did you heal?
yes, I started avoiding anything that would trigger me. I isolated myself and slipped into a depressive state of mind. Its not good. Slowly getting myself out there but at my own pace and comfort,
Avoidance is quite common with PTSD. Thank you for taking the time to comment and congratulations on getting back out there.
Yes it is so hard i dont go out alot except to Drs and i even try to avoid the ones i can, it sucks cause i am missing out on life so much.
Exactly where I'm at I don't like going out anywhere unless I have to and I can't even barely do that anymore. People ask me if I'm a veteran and I tell them no I'm not. I'm a veteran of the streets I have survived things no one could. And it was very violent combat and if I didn't fight I would not be writing this... my son died I can't get over it it's not the first child I've had that died the first one died in my hands she was 24 weeks. Well after my son died the mother came up here where I live we went to the funeral home I was amicable. And we were going to bury him in May or June in Batavia New York where I live I raised him alone. Well unfortunately I guess I was a little too amicable and after I signed the papers she took him home 200 miles away and had the funeral without me and it's causing me much pain and Trauma I didn't get closure. Sex just part of it
Life becoming small! Yes that’s so true but it is hard to realize it. You can only know in retrospect or until your therapist points it out over and over again. But thank you! That’s a very good point. I live in a small world but trying my best to gradually experience more freedom.
I’m 22. No friends…pushed everyone out. I go to work but SO HARD to socialize and trust anyone. I come home and THATS it. I was in a toxic relationship that made me overwhelmed at the moment that I felt numb and couldn’t feel but still felt a cloud over my shoulders. Now a year later after the break up I am now all of a sudden memories popping back into my head. These aren’t pretty memories either. I can’t talk about them to my mom bc she starts to get nervous. My therapist app. Isn’t until a month from now. So I’ve called 988 a few times…not because I was in the verge of *** but because i couldn’t get those memories out of my head and I felt like banging my head and screaming. I do think about *** but I know deep down I don’t want to.
🎉 I'm glad you're so clear about it. You're more than half way out. You just don't know it yet
I’m going through something similar it makes it worse now that I am homeless basically fighting for my life . I don’t trust ppl at all I’m trying so hard to just be at ease I maybe faking like I’m okay but down inside I am not 😢
What about bullying. As in over the course of a decade not just a school year. I don’t want to claim ptsd but I was diagnosed last week officially. I catch myself thinking and actually mouthing out what I never got to say. Always on high alert Bc I was publicly humiliated on a daily basis. I clench my jaw so hard and tight I have broke teeth. Then I hear a story of a war vet and feel like a piece of sh*t
Bullying can cause PTSD. Any trauma can cause PTSD, not just combat or war. Never feel ashamed or guilty for finding out that your traumatic experiences caused you long-term pain. You are worthy of healing and feeling better about yourself. Thank you for commenting.
Comparison is a thief of joy and trauma is trauma. If it's changed you. You've been traumatized. No need to try to make it small when it's made a great impact on your life. 🤍🤟
@@brainlinetotally and there is a serious amount of bullying around including covert types in professional workplaces. The goal is to destroy people. Your response here is very validating. Thank you.
Omg YES! THAT was my major trauma after 9 years of constantly being bullied....I'm so sorry...💕🙏😓
I can't even take a piss without my heart rate going through the roof and punching walls because of flashbacks.
For me I have felt as if my world was once so limitless and wide, then I went through some hard stuff, and I felt like my world had become so very small... so many days I spent pining for how my life used to be, not realizing what was wrong with me...
I'm really glad to know what I've been struggling with and happy to be able to start taking care of it.
@winkyydinkzzz9315 We are glad you found our video and a little hope to go with it. If you need a place to start, may we suggest BrainLine's Treatment Hub with a list of different treatments and therapies, some you can do on your own at home, others with guidance from providers: www.brainline.org/treatment
I'm going to explain my trauma, i think it's very strange and I'm not sure what it is really... I would love an answer from someone and what they think.
When I was really little, ages from 4-10 years old my dad took me to the park and I was afraid of rollercoasters, heights, fast things as most kids are. He took me to the park and I sat on the swing and he pushed me really fast on it and wouldn't stop even when I told him to stop and when I was crying, the wind coming into my face felt like I was hyperventilating and each time my body would swing forward on the swing really fast it felt like my soul left me and I was trying to breathe at the same time. Then I tried the trampoline, I was fine but I realised when I used to focus on moving things too much like the wind, my hair moving, dangly things on clothing, I had to stop jumping on the trampoline and felt the urge to take a breath and just relax and stop the things that were bothering me so much and making me feel a stressed way. Skip to my high school years, I always hated carrying a water bottle in my bag because I was "afraid" of the water moving and I never liked the sensation of the water moving (sometimes only, other times I can handle it and it won't affect me) it made me feel stressed and like my heart beating faster and adrenaline. I realised overtime in my young teenage years this behaviour of mine and I called it "the movement feeling" as moving things would make me feel stressed. Not all the time, not most of the time, but only very randomly sometimes. Sometimes I will feel when I'm going to get the movement feeling, all of a sudden I'll feel myself focusing on random objects or moving things that bother me, for example i can be in a gathering of people in a living room and I'd feel that same feeling... my heart beating a little more, myself getting more nervous and feeling uncomfortable... then I'd focus on the echoes of the voices in the room and the echoes making the water in the glass vibrate. All I want to do is get out the room and relax myself in a quiet... peaceful place until I have calmed down and I'm comfortable again. (It only happens sometimes, kind of rarely now) I am 19 years old now. A few months ago I went to the park with my man and I went on the swing (he knows about all of this movement feeling and supports me) I told him to go slow and push me slowly on the swing, it felt fine at first but then I said faster and the faster I felt adrenaline and that uncomfortable feeling again. It was sad because I just want to enjoy little things, like a swing. I still can, just not 100% comfortably. I can still enjoy things in life as I have tried my best to control myself over it and teach myself it's okay. Sometimes I've even tried purposely put myself through things that would trigger my movement feeling and purposely get myself feeling overwhelmed and uncomfortable to maybe try to beat the feeling...
It's a lot better now than what it used to be, but still the feeling lingers here and there randomly... what is this? Is there a real name for this?? How do I stop this? I've talked to my dad about it and my mum but they shrug it off and act like I'm crazy or as if it's not a big deal because they don't know how it feels and it sounds stupid. My biggest main triggers for this movement feeling as of now is the wind, water and my hair. Again, only barely sometimes, I've realised now that the feeling is a lot less intense than it was before, when it happens now I barely have a serious reaction or "episode" to it. I just feel a little nervous and stressed and uncomfortable that's all, makes me overthink too.
Snapped in half forwards backwards controlled against will...not allowed to fight forward but restrained from punching/kicking...revoked from work from collegiate studies ruled out off from...depleted of a bloodline against control...there is war...you need life...bright shining joy/cheerfulness...life and light...
GOD bless you sir. thank you.
Very true. In my world, I'm avoiding severe pain. Who would not?
Please take this horrible feeling away that hurts every second I’m awake
Same bruh😢
Literally I'm braking down every second & my head feels so heavy thinking about those memories
@@HiteshMahto. since this video it’s gotten a bit easier as I’ve just accepted I have to force myself to let go of those thoughts, which has helped a bit, but the feeling is definitely still there
@@duffythegamer4462 yeah bro I really miss my old days
@@klanderkal Sad to hear but never loose hope , because loosing hope can slow down the process of recovery. I know it's hard but believe in yourself
Damn he sized me up as well Gulp
PTSD is not just from battle on the field it also can be from trauma from your abusive past gulp man I wonder if I can find this guy seems like he knows how to tackle this and man do I wanna get better
When I got Covid pneumonia and was put on a ventilator and ECMO, in a coma for six weeks, in hospital two and half months, I developed ptsd. Yes, your world gets ever so small. And then you have to live with being both a victim and a survivor. But it’s not enough. We just know we are more than that and yet we are afraid of more.
I solved it a different way. I trained and became like Roronoa eventually. I realized that it doesn't matter how you feel about anything. It's a waste of time. You had goals in life? You will have to continue despite all that. Don't expect that some angel will come and help you. That's real life. Only the strongest survive. It may sound cold but that's life, accept it.
I need help
Repeated cycles of breakdowns and not understanding how what I blocked out to go on I am at 70 just recognizing finally what happened to me. Am starting a new therapy Monday and hoping to heal. Until a few years ago I didn’t recognize it was trauma or how trauma acted.
I'm totally locked and seized ...depletion.......
I'm trying to heal from the last 34 years of my life even when I'm 90 years old l will never heal. I will only heal when l get to heaven l have hurt alot of people and have been a big jerk. God is bigger then all my problems.
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I dont understand. I had the diagnosis CPTSD but have no "triggers" or avoidance behaviour...sounds like a load of shit to me. Nothing fits but the trauma I have endired have been extreme and reoccurent for 47 years.
And you can't get them from the doctor says that he is ok until it to late
Every time I take my father to the doctor I feel like they hide shit and neglect them until it to late
@brainline, what about those that trauma dump, and repeat their story to others. They appear stuck. How is that approached in treatment when it is someone willing to regurgitate their story to the point where they lose their support system around them because others do not know how to deal with it.
Excellent question @miche11emarie. Healthy boundaries can be difficult to adhere to, especially after a traumatic experience. The person who experienced trauma wants to be heard and supported but may not know where the line between venting and trauma-dumping is. If you are the one hearing their story, validate their feelings with empathy but do not be afraid to say something like, "I am sorry that happened to you but I do not feel comfortable in this conversation." Let the person know their oversharing may be pushing people away. Trauma takes time to heal but it is possible with proper support. -- The BrainLine Team
@klanderkal I imagine that was not easy for you to share. I'm now reading the response from @brainline, and I find it helpful using boundaries as guidance to those I want to continue to support without burning myself out in the process. I hope you are able to continue to work through these areas and allow yourself some grace along the way.
@@klanderkalpray read the Bible connection helps heal trauma 🙏✝️
help. how do I start this?
Life of no quality at all.
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You know your life is hard when yoyr therapist says, as a mentak health professional, its hard for me to say this, but the fact you can dissociate, distract, and avoid, is probably the best thing you can do for yourself until somthing changes. Major ongoin medical issues/medical trauma/medical ptsd.
I got ptsd from the cops when the cops came in night and try to arrest my brother i heard my dogs bark i got outside to see what happend but i just heard the radio i cant see them because is dark so everytime my dogs bark now in the night and i go outside i always hear the radios in my head and i start going around the farm like a crazy person
Really 100% what is happening to me
😢😢😢😢
The man's eyes tell a story.
What if you know that 3 people have died of none medical care
So much this😫I have to come put of this
BS, save your money,
Uh oh