Great stuff. I would love to see more content on the integration process (both during and outside of sessions) after the root cause and meaning have been identified!
I'd not seen that model before, it's very helpful, thank you 👍🏻 Will you be explaining complex trauma, developmental trauma and CPTSD at some point? It would be much appreciated.
Hi thank you for this matrix. It does seem to make sense, but what if the traumatic events is a sexual assault or rape? Is trying to understand the root cause of this kind of event essential for integration/recovery? Also, many people will never know the true causes of some events and this is often outside of their control.
In any kind of assault, some common factors are: malevolence (of the perpetrator), randomness (wrong place, wrong time). These are usually obvious. One factor which is ignored is self-negligence (putting oneself in a vulnerable situation). IF self negligence was a factor, it’s critical to know that so one doesn’t put oneself in a similar vulnerable situation. Identifying one’s own capacity for self-negligence is not victim blaming, it’s how one prevents recurrence (so one can trust oneself to be safe in the world).
So complex PTSD requires a very different approach to PTSD. It’s complex because emotional and identity development is deeply affected. In complex PTSD the treatment process helps. It’s not really a binary matter of: “I had treatment and it worked” or not. It’s more: “I had treatment and it helps me move forwards in my life” and/or because “I’ve had treatment and it means I can take on things which make my life more meaningful”. If one is continually “retriggered” it suggestes that the triggering issue has not been adequately dealt with.
I had to switch off at the point at which she hurried him and gave zero acknowledgment or empathy after he just recounted a highly traumatising event..... Theory means absolutely nothing at all if basic human affect is absent, no one is going to listen to a trainer teach about integration who can't demonstrate appropriate emotional integrity???
The adverse event that leads to traumatisation is broadly of 4 categories: -randomness -malevolence -neglect -negligence These are the agents of trauma and they cause the traumatisation. The victim doesn’t cause the trauma. The victim may have inadvertently increased their risk of traumatisation. If something is inadvertent then blame is not appropriate. We have susceptibilities that we are blind to. That blindness makes traumatisation possible. If we knew what was going to traumatise us we’d avoid that agent of traumatisation. We don’t know, hence we are susceptible. More on susceptibility and PTSD here: th-cam.com/video/Afp0_u4fLK8/w-d-xo.html
Great stuff. I would love to see more content on the integration process (both during and outside of sessions) after the root cause and meaning have been identified!
Thank you
I'd not seen that model before, it's very helpful, thank you 👍🏻
Will you be explaining complex trauma, developmental trauma and CPTSD at some point? It would be much appreciated.
Hi Mel, yes we plan to do a video on that soon
@@thePSYCHcollective thank you 😊👍🏻👍🏻
Hi thank you for this matrix. It does seem to make sense, but what if the traumatic events is a sexual assault or rape? Is trying to understand the root cause of this kind of event essential for integration/recovery? Also, many people will never know the true causes of some events and this is often outside of their control.
In any kind of assault, some common factors are: malevolence (of the perpetrator), randomness (wrong place, wrong time). These are usually obvious.
One factor which is ignored is self-negligence (putting oneself in a vulnerable situation). IF self negligence was a factor, it’s critical to know that so one doesn’t put oneself in a similar vulnerable situation. Identifying one’s own capacity for self-negligence is not victim blaming, it’s how one prevents recurrence (so one can trust oneself to be safe in the world).
How do I know if my treatment worked ? I have been doing cptsd therapy but every time I am re triggered it goes all over again / intense emotion !
So complex PTSD requires a very different approach to PTSD. It’s complex because emotional and identity development is deeply affected. In complex PTSD the treatment process helps. It’s not really a binary matter of: “I had treatment and it worked” or not.
It’s more: “I had treatment and it helps me move forwards in my life” and/or because “I’ve had treatment and it means I can take on things which make my life more meaningful”.
If one is continually “retriggered” it suggestes that the triggering issue has not been adequately dealt with.
A very interesting discussion. Sorry you got assaulted Dr Al. And sorry you were in that car crash Jess.
Thanks Matt
I had to switch off at the point at which she hurried him and gave zero acknowledgment or empathy after he just recounted a highly traumatising event..... Theory means absolutely nothing at all if basic human affect is absent, no one is going to listen to a trainer teach about integration who can't demonstrate appropriate emotional integrity???
LMAO, society would NEVER apply a "self negligence" concept to a woman. Can you just imagine the screams of victim blaming?? 🙄
This is ridiculous almost blaming a trauma victim!
The adverse event that leads to traumatisation is broadly of 4 categories:
-randomness
-malevolence
-neglect
-negligence
These are the agents of trauma and they cause the traumatisation.
The victim doesn’t cause the trauma. The victim may have inadvertently increased their risk of traumatisation. If something is inadvertent then blame is not appropriate. We have susceptibilities that we are blind to. That blindness makes traumatisation possible. If we knew what was going to traumatise us we’d avoid that agent of traumatisation. We don’t know, hence we are susceptible.
More on susceptibility and PTSD here: th-cam.com/video/Afp0_u4fLK8/w-d-xo.html