I've had brain fog for 8 years. I went from being a highly successful student to barely being able to function. I worked in accounting for 15 years and could barely do my job. I was sexually abused as a small child and had several traumatic events that followed. I think my body and brain just finally gave up after massive overload. After much research, I realized I was suffering from adrenal fatigue. I spend a lot of time in bed and even small amounts of stress sends me spiraling. Ugggh. One day I hope to get better.
Trauma certainly totally scrambled and disorganized my internal structures - self-concept, identity, cognitive function and more; its now returning, but boy, its been like walking through life with no (proper) orientation. One cannot lead a life that way.
Was just talking to my therapist about how I feel mentally and physically drained all the time lately- I finish work and immediately want to get in bed and sleep, no effort to cook or study, socialise, think. Ive ruled out medical issues, I think a lot is frustration at lack of choices and freedom over the past 2 years (I typically travel a lot). Life is just so dull and restrictive, no wonder people are feeling the “fog”. Adam Grants ted talk on languishing explains it well
I just watched his Ted talk and it's great, thanks! I have gone into that shutdown state recently and it's like nothing peaks my interest except sleep. And I ask myself, "what am I thinking and feeling?" And the answer seems to be "nothing." And that nothingness is pretty disconcerting to he honest.
@@smileyface702 I’m pretty new to all this and I too felt the “nothingness” but after a week or so of talking to my psychiatrist, my therapist and another psychiatrist (I’m doing ketamine treatments (Spravato) so I technically have 2 psychiatrists rn) about going No Contact with my family of origin, the feelings are starting to come. I think we were really great at repressing our feelings because we had to to survive. Trust me, they will come. I’m actually a little afraid of them all coming out because I hate to cry. But I have to remember that I’m doing this for my family and they deserve better than what they got. I hope you find healing. God bless.
Brain fog is no joke. My young daughter was severely traumatized by a man we knew. She now has constant brain fog. She can barely think most days. It’s devastating as she used to be an excellent student and is now severely struggling in her schoolwork as well as her day-to-day living.
Severe trauma is very serious. Not everyone here recommends therapy + maybe meds, but sounds to me like treatment is in order. If she doesn't start lifting out of it in a few weeks, 3 months or so, don't hesitate to pursue a therapist who specializes. Good luck.
I used to remain very dysregulated for a week or 2 after being around my parents/family, now only 1 day, maybe 2. I've gotten into daily meditation for well over a year and it's immensely beneficial. I journal some and use other techniques too. Last week i discovered neurogenic art...i love it! Fun, easy and immediately felt the effects! Many tutorials here on YT. Hope this helps someone else too. 🙏
Feel better Anna, I’m sorry to hear about you getting COVID, I’m glad you’re on the up and up. Your videos have helped me so much learn and begin my trauma healing journey. Thank you, be well! 💜
My God Anna; could crying for no reason very often be because of dysregulation? I used to do that all the time. Doctors thought it was depression. I just never felt sad. I was angry instead. Due to your Education I am healing. Due to your Education I now understand myself. Due to your Education I am now able to function, to work a little. I have now power over my own life. 🙏🏻 just thank you. When no doctor in my country understood, you gave me the explanation.
I had severe brain fog and CFS after prolonged exposure to mold and petrochemicals . At the time little was known about environmental illness and it took years to recover whereas now medical help is available in this field. I slowly recovered however by eating the candida diet which eliminated all carbs . It took a couple years but I was 100% recovered. Last fall I had a bout of severe inflammation. Everything hurt . I retained a ton of water. I was exhausted. Lab tests showed nothing so I went back to eliminating carbs, dairy and all processed foods. I lost 20 lbs and my energy returned. There is definitely a food connection to mental and physical health. Dr Daniel Amen discusses this in his latest book on nutrition, lifestyle and mental illness.
I'm constantly tired and mentally foggy because all social interactions trigger my trauma. I don't like to identify with mental health issues because I think it's overdone in our society and victimizes ourselves, but it's just what it is right now. After much psychoanalysis, I realize my childhood trauma of my angry alcoholic father and my emotionally volatile mother's tempers, which bred my older sisters' abuse and emotional volatility towards me, that whole clusterfuck of constact chaos and aggression from all directions - has made me irrationally afraid of other people. I handle myself well, and most people are surprised to hear I have social anxiety, but under the surface I'm constantly in fear of being yelled at or confronted or accidentally making someone unhappy/unsettled. It takes so much energy out of me. I need to get back to therapy, but I can't afford it right now. I'm so so looking forward to getting back though, and finding tools to cope again.
Mary I've had insomnia since the age of 7. I'm 60 now. Being exhausted all day and not being able to get to sleep at night is crazy making!! Hang in there ❤️
@@Sillysillywithpearls Thank you I really appreciate your support. I'm sorry you have insomnia but grateful for someone who can relate. No doubt insomnia causes insanity. I've had trauma & CPTSD since before I can remember and insomnia since I was four. I'm 52. I've found remedies that are helpful but far from being a solution for insomnia or PTSD. Any recommendations are appreciated ❤.
So interesting to spoke on this…I had a very traumatic childhood. Lots of yelling, tension, fear, animal abuse, drugs etc. in school I was branded slow..I had terrible grades, could not pay attention and believed I was stupid because my parents told me I was..so I just stopped trying at all. Teachers treated me badly because they thought I didn’t care but in hindsight I had so much going on in my head I couldn’t focus. It was not uncommon for me to be screamed it my entire ride to school or verbally attacked when I walked in the door. I wish teachers realized that many times students are not simply bad students and often have a frantic home life..
I went through the same thing as you. All of my peers have had such a different path in life to me. They seem to be successful at everything, even though they don't even try. I'm 34 still at home with no financial ability to move out. Its just the same problems every day no matter how much I speak up. 😔💔
Tearing up a little because this is exactly what I’ve been thinking about and hoping for answers to lately as I feel like I’ve progressed a lot emotionally in healing from my CPTSD lately, but the physical aspects are still so tough to deal with. Your videos always seem to come at the right time. God bless you Anna for all that you do & share with us! ♥️
I have CPTSD and I'm so exhausted I can barely put a sentence together, some days I don't even want people to talk to me cause my brain fog is so bad I literally don't even know what people are talking about and my mind goes off into Noddy land and all I want to do is hide away ....... I'm definitely struggling, sometimes ending it all seems the only answer
DMAE for focus, glycine powder & L-Theanine in the evening. I take some other supplements, but those have been the things that have helped me get more productive. Also aromatherapy and tidying up are truly some of the most powerful good habits that don't have to do with dredging up your painful past.
Been so disregulated lately I didn’t know why everything kept triggering memories from years ago making me freak out and cry! Thank you for your videos they’ve really opened my eyes. I hope you’re feeling a bit better!
Full moon maybe? My "Saturn return" is coming up, time to reset my whole life, and it seems to be making me very emotional. I burst into tears when my new dentist asked if I was okay :(
I’m recovering from covid too😪😷 This video is encouraging to me. I’ve been following you for a while but haven’t engaged much as most of the videos are about being addicted to relationships and staying with mean people. I on the other hand avoid people and convinced myself that a healthy reciprocal romantic relationship is not in the cards for me. BUT I do struggle with everything you’ve mentioned here. Organizing my thoughts, ideas and creativity into anything worthwhile is nearly Impossible. Hearing, reading, Comprehending, applying, recalling information in a way to help me be consistent and complete tasks is a huge challenge. I’m not young and am starting to feel like even this simple wish to have sustained energy, focus and balanced mood is something out of reach in this life time.
This has been a HUGE problem in my life and has affected everything, school, job, you name it. Thank you Anna🙏 And happy for your recovery from covid, hope you're feeling much better
Having my car burgled IN MY DRIVEWAY, in what used to be an extremely safe, crime-free, fairly unknown, tucked away neighborhood, has ignited historical rage and helplessness. Playing pickle ball with friends today helped IMMENSELY. Also, the most gruesome revenge flicks you can possibly imagine. Better out than in!
I cannot tell you how much I appreciate how clearly you describe what it’s like to have CPTSD (total mystery to me for years and of course, felt like a complete loser) and show us what healing looks like. And spell out *exactly* what we need to do to become re-regulated. You are a Light to the world, Anna. Thank you from the bottom of my heart and hope you are feeling better.
So glad you are feeling better, I missed your videos! This is so REAL! It can be really hard not to blame ourselves for that lack of productivity, focus and follow through. As if there is something wrong with us. Especially when people in our lives don't understand that it isn't a choice and that we aren't "lazy"!
This is ME! I wonder if some have certain symptoms that are more prevalent than others. I have/ had adrenal fatigue( most of my life ) and this is part of my anxiety around work or going for anything in my life. I think it was Churchill that said fatigue makes cowards of us all. Doesn’t matter how I eat , how much sleep I get or self care - I spend and have spent most of my life napping and then sleeping around the clock. I have energy to work ( occasionally ) and literally that’s all. It’s weird to be so driven but to only get half way up the mountain only to slide right back down into the abyss waiting for me at the bottom. No follow through is EXACTLY right Anna ! If I had only one area I could choose to heal with a magic wand - THIS!!!!!! ...you see all the exclamation marks Anna?! This is how much of a pain in the ass fatigue and productivity crashes have been for me almost my whole life! Very much looking forward to your series and happy healing ! ✌️
It is super frustrating to be so tired all of the time when you have stuff that you want to do and worse, that you know you "SHOULD" be doing and you can't! I can definitely say I have been there!
Adrenal fatigue is no joke! I suffer from it as well. I don't/ can't work because I never have any energy and even small amounts of stress can become debilitating. I do have bouts of energy and productivity at times, but it's not consistent. After an energetic bout, I often get really tired and spend several days in bed afterward. Trauma is a nightmare on so many fronts. Sometimes I feel that healing and progress will only be made when I die and am in heaven. Uggh
Glad to see you back. Your videos help me so much with my chronic complex ptsd. People that don't have a mental illness do not understand and I can't share with anyone because you never know who is going to judge you for it :( we can come here and feel comfortable and safe to chat.
Diagnosed with CPTSD last year and i came across your channel recently. I am finding it really useful so I am very thankful. Brain fog/ lack of focus and energy is by far the biggest thing I struggle with. I am like you said you were and cannot even read a paragraph right now. The question I had though is if you are so numb because of the CPTSD and are not actually aware of the bad thoughts going on in your head (other than the fact you know there must be some because you are so dysregulated) how can you heal from the brain fog? I am so numb to my thoughts/ feelings right now that I'm just constantly in a zombie state. I don't feel happy or sad I'm just tired and can't concentrate ever.
Hope you find help on your journey, I have same problems. It's a real kick to the self worth to know you could function better....if it weren't for this.
@@rebeccamartin2399 thanks. I actually ended up being diagnosed as autistic last month and they said I was misdiagnosed with CPTSD. It's all very confusing 🤣. I'm sure there is an element of trauma though from being undiagnosed autistic for over 3 decades of my life. Good luck on your journey too. Hope you find relief.
I'm going through the same thing. I feel for me, what would help me is a workplace where there are friendly people, who are patient with my slow brain fog. Maybe that would help in moving forward somehow, whilst still living in a dysfunctional household.
Wishing you a swift recovery. We got the bug too this week. Glad it wasn’t too bad for you. It wasn’t too bad for us either. Thank you for helping me find my way through the fog and into a life I really never knew of “normalcy” and feeling peace and freed from my past. I believe you are doing God’s work as you teach so many people the daily practice and how to find healing from CPTSD. Heaven bless your efforts on this mission. You have certainly been a blessing to me since discovering your blog and wisdom.
i feel like certain parts of my brain have been deflated. moments of clarity seem so novel and rare. i don't know how to inflate my brain but i want to know what it feels like to have been raised securely.
Me too, Anna! I am on day 7 today. The headache was the worst part for me. I am glad you’re healing well at home. Thank you for making this video chat! Super helpful!
This is so insightful, Thank you. I too have had Covid and left feeling fatigued, brain fogged and with physical aches and pains throughout my body. I was very confused to it being the after effects of covid or the dysregulation caused by the Complex PTSD as I was very dysregulated whilst suffering Covid. Wishing yourself a speedy recovery.
Just just under an unexpected panic attack from my CPTSD again after I thought I've moved through for a while and this became extra frustrated... So synchronized with what you share in this one, felt so understood and emphasized by you which immediately brought me a relief. Thank you so much.
Brain Fog. Had it since 14 or 15. For years I thought it was about sleep. I was in my 20s when I found out it wasn’t normal but I still didn’t have a name for it. It made me bad at everything and slow. I also was in my early 20s when I found out most people didn’t have headaches at some point every day. I even met a person that claimed to never have them. My life is just one big brain foggy day.
I have diagnosed C-PTSD. I kept things going pretty well until I was diagnosed with an incurable and chronic illness. It forced me onto disability and changed the course of my life. I immediately tried to find a therapist who could help me with it, but there weren’t any near me who helped with “how to cope with a chronic illness” (or at all 20+ years ago). The therapist I saw did help with the C-PTSD, though. She gave me some tools that helped me through a plethora of emotional, mental, and physical changes. Fast forward nearly 20 years, and a rapid fire set of tragedies and extreme stressors left me reeling. I’m looking forward to your series.
Thanks so much for this concise explanation, Anna! It’s so, so helpful to see dysregulation summed up this way, elegantly, briefly, and thoroughly enough for anyone who has it to recgnize it. Glad you’re on the mend!
wow, thank you for sharing. I just had covid19 for 2 weeks and it's been terrible how exhausted I've been. I hope you feel better soon. You and everyone who's going through it.
Thank you for the video Anna.... Glad you are feeling better and getting over the covid... One of my co workers got it and he was out for a couple of weeks. He is back now . Thank you again for your work, and I am glad you are back...
I've struggled with dysregulation for years. I use use to blame adhd but now l see that years of abuse and neglect could be the reason l have had these problems. Ty.
Im sorry to hear you caught COVID, but happy you are on the mend. I've been struggling with zapped energy so much lately- thank you for these timely videos ❤
Hello Anna, can i just say that i am a total pessimistic. I never believe anything can help, so after years of trying i gave up. However, i had a really bad day after not having slept for weeks, sometimes existing on an hour sleep a night. So i tried your technique, i quickly wrote a list of my fears and resentments. I felt my eyes get tired and i slept through the night like a baby. This method is the only method( and praying to Jesus) that has worked for me. Thank you so much.x
Sorry to hear about your Covid bout Anna. I just heard my dearest friend passed away on Sunday and I am lost. He had become my pretend brother and I was his big sis. We were only children and had friended each other. He had become my therapist and I was his. I can't bear much more pain. For him and his family and for me
Thanks for the reinforcement with regard to the daily practice! I am also struggling with nagging Covid fatigue -I hope you feel better soon. Thank you for everything you do!
I have amped up my daily practice due to scary dysregulating hours lasting into days and losing a better part of a week, missing menial appointments...I am whooped. too many memories too. any extra stress pushes me to step back and go whoa! what is going on. inner calm....yes....
Having had asymptomatic COVID, I know a bit about how you feel. The worst part? Losing the ability to smell and the tongue feels weird. There were times I thought I could eat a box of kitty litter with a side of 3 in 1 oil....numb, numb, numb! Another well timed video. This past week and probably, the last several weeks, I now understand "brain fog". I've had mine for decades. And, it probably was part of my survival kit. I learned early to "not feel", this meant no reaction for my abuser. I would not give them the pleasure of crying or reacting to pain. Within the last several weeks it has been like someone or something turned the lights on. I kind of wonder if another piece of my persona (MPD?) healed enough to "click" into the right place. Or if it is another face of the bipolar. I'm reacting to the world around me. There is color and I can ease back or let go when necessary. When you talk about meditation, I carry a mala with me and chant a small Buddhist prayer. Kind of like a rosary. I can sit still and read (something I love to do). Have had a 6 days on; 1 day off cycle at work. Since May, 2021. Went under an FMLA for two months to recover...a bit. But, having had two weeks of two days off, I feel alive. Really alive. I'm enjoying the world around me. And then, I discovered something else - honor your soul. I am an artist among other things, but I've had to be disciplined in what I do. Now I go through my notebooks and am going "Wow! I did that?". The past is easing up. When I was a kid, whatever you did had to be perfect. If it wasn't perfect, don't do it. Don't commit or (in my case) you got clipped. My Dad tried really hard to teach me how to relax into whatever I was doing. It didn't have to be perfect. Just be. 63 years later, I got the message. I love your notation that writing equals release and meditation restores. Simple. I don't have to become a Buddhist nun. So. I'm going to look up your programs. Now. Right now, I'm ready and hopefully something will stick. Thank you!
I can completely relate to you as I had the same kind of childhood and was told “there’s always someone out there that can do it better” which explains my perfectionism. It makes creating art nerve racking and if I do a crap painting, I don’t do art for a long time, like 2-6 months or as long as a year. I’m doing journaling and body work and meditation to release all my stored emotions and trauma, and hopefully one day be able to do art with abandon. I wish you well on your road to self enlightenment and healing 🧡
@@sunnymoon369 Thank you for your note. Amazing that things that happened decades ago, still haunt us. Hardest part? Be patient with your self. Best to you in your journey
For me,this became Chronic Fatigue Syndrome many years ago which has pretty much ruined my life.I wish I had had all this information 25 years ago but I'm hoping I can still get myself better.
I'm looking forward to this series. I had a recent victory in recognizing dysregulation! Thank you for your content. I hope you feel completely well very soon.
this sounds like me to a T! Since my traumatic childhood, I often get overly emotional, fearing no-one loves & supports me & I'm always left on my own to do things when others get the help & support they need no probs. High levels of anxiety have led to me having epileptic seizures which began at 15 yrs old - I'm now 53 & still looking for ways to heal myself psychologically.
I’m a little reluctant to write down these deep thoughts unless they are immediately burned. 30 years ago i started journaling, pouring out the confusion, the person responsible for much of my trauma found the journals - and read them, and gave them to her son to read. It was ramblings mostly (therapeutic for me), but taken as fuel for the narcissist. Never again. Never in writing, unless it’s destroyed immediately.
When you mentioned CPTSD is a result of neurological imbalance, a light came on. I was diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome by the time I was 30 in the late 80’s.Totally disrupted my life for decades. Still never completely got over it, though I have looked under every rock in medical, holistic and even spiritual practices. I was recently diagnosed with PTSD resulting from my childhood. When you talk about neurological disregulation, I’m beginning to wonder if the CFS I suffer from could be a result of this disregulation. I am working with a EMDR therapist, but I believe the program you are offering would be equally beneficial. BTW, I’m also from the Bay Area 😁
Yes, CFS incidence is increased in people with a traumatic childhood. The mechanism of illness (many researchers hypothesize) is neurological dysregulation. Suggest you do regular Google searches to see what's new.
@@CrappyChildhoodFairy That makes total sense to me! Thank you for confirming. Your videos are also helping me with my EMDR work. Now that I understand that this is a “damaged” neurological condition, and can be turned around, its helping me understand the importance of the daily breathing exercises my therapist gives me - not understanding the big picture has made it a challenge to stick with it. I also subscribed to your Daily Practice, and believe your online program will be helpful and should be able to join this Fall. Thank you again, this is all so helpful!
Sorry to hear Anna, hope you get completely better. I apologize for a mean, emotionally fuelled comment I left- it was childish, I was angry at my partner and feeling such a mixed bag of emotions after my mom died- the one I have described as a neglectful, psychologically demeaning, calling me homely, etc, she was the victim of a violent, alcoholic husband- I DO KNOW BETTER. I wanted specific attention to MY Girl, Interruption! I am not the only girl that happened too- judging by the literature but trust me the effects of that kind of abuse- it isn't a "love affair" I had a ring! The whole nine yards- if only I had had a woman therapist like you, Dr. Anna, somebody who taught me HOW TO LISTEN, TO REALLY HEAR, as in Buddhism. I had read some Freud, Perls, Laing, Jung, much philosophy but I didn't, still don't, many days really HEAR. I mean validating a loved one but basically being mindful, aware of what I am saying etc- being truly present, awake, that's very hard for those of us with CPTSD. We are so needy and angry and vulnerable and the brain fog enters in here- add on a maracas full of psychotropic drugs and - well, DONT OPERATE UNTIL BRAIN, EMOTIONS, ARE IN GEAR. I am sorry for being a childish -itch- hopefully you never read the post- I think that set me off- classic defense of: well she thinks THEIR problems are more important than mine because I am but a whinging piece of gum stuck to her stiletto. I'll never grow up- yes I read The Peter Pan Syndrome? And Cinderella? Something, years back. I NEVER THROW OUT BOOKS, NEVER BUT ONE A FAIRLY GOOD DAY, ABOUT 10YRS AGO, I BOXED UP ALL THE SECOND RATE, QUICK FIX, MUCH UNDER-LINED, SPIT ON! YES, SYMBOLICALLY GETTING AT DADDY, PUT THEM IN A LIQUOR STORE BOX! ( NOT ALCOHOLIC, OPIATES BUT HEADED THERE TOO) AND PITCHED THEM OUT. IT FELT SO CLEANSING -I felt like I made The Dalai Lama giggle, I love his laugh and can I plug a book, a delightful series by David Mitchie? Books on basic Buddhist Mindfulness as seen through the eyes of his cat! Written for children of ALL AGES. While I don't agree with book banning, burning, destruction- putting that load - I felt like a BUDDHIST PARABLE OR KOAN OR MONK- you can imagine, something said in a chiding tone to wake! one up- I was making more work for myself, instead of those self help books helping they were somehow becoming like a piece of clay or metal that just belong on the sculpture I was making- somebody smart could put all this into a succinct paragraph. FEEL BETTER. AGAIN I SINCERELY APOLOGIZE FOR ACTING OUT SO DISRESPECTFULLY. Namaste Holly Golightly, NOT Traveling ( an excellent novella, for anybody with CPTSD. )
...recovery from holiday stresses added to everything...unpacking Christmas stuff and PACKING it up....where is all the new stuff going to go....January realization that this is a new year and what did you accomplish LAST year??? ..it adds up and then comes the stash, crash, and trash.
It's not a new pandemic, it's part of the ongoing pandemic. Our doctor told our family that we were going to have extra fatigue for quite a while because we likely had Covid. We had all the symptoms, but couldn't get a test in time. This was about a month ago. Stores were sold out, and all testing sites were completely booked out for more than a week. By the time we got tested, it was past the time you'd catch it on a test. All of us except our youngest (who is 8) are still having extreme fatigue, even though the sore throat, runny nose, aches, etc have gone mostly away about 3 weeks ago. Hope you feel all better soon!
For me, that was a top notch talk. Very good to see you are healing. Do you think it's possible that the more intense the trauma and how profound physical pain that's been going on for years or decades is connected? This isn't psychosomatic. This is very real but I wonder if old stuff isn't being released at the same time I'm working on peace of mind. And my cptsd is on Tilt!!! While physical issues are doing the same. If I wasn't living this, I'd say my body is feeling the psychological issues am working on hopefully so there's more regulated days. Especially with the medical stuff.
I had covid for the second time last Christmas. I still feel like i have brain fog, worse than usual. I was taking a whole lot of good vitamins prior to Covid. But i went out on Christmas eve and got really emotionally upset. Wow it hit me like a bomb. So important for me to ease this limerance.
I guess I need this more than I thought. I have water damage in my house and can't deal with some macho contractors who just talk over me. I'm 73 and meditate and do loving kindness meditation as well. Guess it isn't really enough. I'm so confused and stressed just because someone is rude and I can't get furnace put back together and get holes in walls fixed.
Hope You're Free From Covid Soon, Anna! I Had TWO Severe Bouts With It -Though Each Very Different From Each Other - One Early In 2020 - Even Before Anyone Was TELLING Us Anything!...Then Again In November Of 2020, AND I Have Very Tricky Asthma & Vocal Cord Dysfunction....It Was A Real Hoot!🙄 Your Videos Are So Helpful & A Ray Of Light When I Get Lost In The Muck Of My Own Unclear Thinking That Keeps Me Feeling Bad & Not Functioning Or Able To Be Positive! And If Nothing Else Works - I Just Remember That If I Am STILL Breathing & CAN Just BREATHE (I Literally Kept Losing My Airway & Choking Out During My First Fight w/Covid, But I WON!🎉), I Will Start Right There! Priorities!👍😉 Thanks For Sharing Your Helpful Videos! Cheers!🤗
I've had brain fog for 8 years. I went from being a highly successful student to barely being able to function. I worked in accounting for 15 years and could barely do my job. I was sexually abused as a small child and had several traumatic events that followed. I think my body and brain just finally gave up after massive overload. After much research, I realized I was suffering from adrenal fatigue. I spend a lot of time in bed and even small amounts of stress sends me spiraling. Ugggh. One day I hope to get better.
Trauma certainly totally scrambled and disorganized my internal structures - self-concept, identity, cognitive function and more; its now returning, but boy, its been like walking through life with no (proper) orientation.
One cannot lead a life that way.
I know what you mean. I've felt similarly.
I'm so grateful for meditation and Buddhism. It is a great path to healing the heart and soul.
Amen.
Sometimes just hearing that others have these symptoms makes me feel better. It’s not just me!
Right?! It's so good to come here and know that we are not alone in our struggle!
Was just talking to my therapist about how I feel mentally and physically drained all the time lately- I finish work and immediately want to get in bed and sleep, no effort to cook or study, socialise, think. Ive ruled out medical issues, I think a lot is frustration at lack of choices and freedom over the past 2 years (I typically travel a lot). Life is just so dull and restrictive, no wonder people are feeling the “fog”. Adam Grants ted talk on languishing explains it well
I just watched his Ted talk and it's great, thanks! I have gone into that shutdown state recently and it's like nothing peaks my interest except sleep. And I ask myself, "what am I thinking and feeling?" And the answer seems to be "nothing." And that nothingness is pretty disconcerting to he honest.
@@smileyface702 I’m pretty new to all this and I too felt the “nothingness” but after a week or so of talking to my psychiatrist, my therapist and another psychiatrist (I’m doing ketamine treatments (Spravato) so I technically have 2 psychiatrists rn) about going No Contact with my family of origin, the feelings are starting to come. I think we were really great at repressing our feelings because we had to to survive. Trust me, they will come. I’m actually a little afraid of them all coming out because I hate to cry. But I have to remember that I’m doing this for my family and they deserve better than what they got. I hope you find healing. God bless.
I can relate! I used to travel a lot also, and the last 2 years has set me back big time. You are not alone! 🙏🏼💕
Wow. I feel the same way! I hope things get better for you. They will, just keep going on the path to your healing!🙏🏾😘💃🏽
Brain fog is no joke. My young daughter was severely traumatized by a man we knew. She now has constant brain fog. She can barely think most days. It’s devastating as she used to be an excellent student and is now severely struggling in her schoolwork as well as her day-to-day living.
Have your daughter watch these videos. Also Dr Ramani and Lisa Romano. All theses ladies helped me.
Severe trauma is very serious. Not everyone here recommends therapy + maybe meds, but sounds to me like treatment is in order. If she doesn't start lifting out of it in a few weeks, 3 months or so, don't hesitate to pursue a therapist who specializes. Good luck.
@@RobinHerzig Its been 17 months and thank you for the advice, she’s been in therapy for over a year now.
It’s a form of disassociation. I recommend taking her to a homeopath assuming it’s a sexual trauma.
@@nancythornton2947 I’ve let her watch some of them. She is so confused it’s difficult for her to understand a lot of it. Thank you for the advice.
I used to remain very dysregulated for a week or 2 after being around my parents/family, now only 1 day, maybe 2. I've gotten into daily meditation for well over a year and it's immensely beneficial. I journal some and use other techniques too. Last week i discovered neurogenic art...i love it! Fun, easy and immediately felt the effects! Many tutorials here on YT. Hope this helps someone else too. 🙏
Feel better Anna, I’m sorry to hear about you getting COVID, I’m glad you’re on the up and up. Your videos have helped me so much learn and begin my trauma healing journey. Thank you, be well! 💜
Gabor Mate has talked about how America is a traumatized country, and how that explains current politics.
Yes, although I’d say the whole world practically is traumatised by late stage capitalism, oppression and abuse cycles. 😥
Shoutout to Gabor Maté! He and his son do great work
I’m sorry to hear you’ve been ill, Anna. You’re right about trauma draining your energy. Living under constant stress can do that, too.
My God Anna; could crying for no reason very often be because of dysregulation?
I used to do that all the time. Doctors thought it was depression. I just never felt sad. I was angry instead.
Due to your Education I am healing.
Due to your Education I now understand myself.
Due to your Education I am now able to function, to work a little.
I have now power over my own life.
🙏🏻 just thank you. When no doctor in my country understood, you gave me the explanation.
I had severe brain fog and CFS after prolonged exposure to mold and petrochemicals . At the time little was known about environmental illness and it took years to recover whereas now medical help is available in this field. I slowly recovered however by eating the candida diet which eliminated all carbs . It took a couple years but I was 100% recovered. Last fall I had a bout of severe inflammation. Everything hurt . I retained a ton of water. I was exhausted. Lab tests showed nothing so I went back to eliminating carbs, dairy and all processed foods. I lost 20 lbs and my energy returned. There is definitely a food connection to mental and physical health. Dr Daniel Amen discusses this in his latest book on nutrition, lifestyle and mental illness.
Appreciate you sharing your experience!
-Cara@TeamFairy
I'm constantly tired and mentally foggy because all social interactions trigger my trauma. I don't like to identify with mental health issues because I think it's overdone in our society and victimizes ourselves, but it's just what it is right now. After much psychoanalysis, I realize my childhood trauma of my angry alcoholic father and my emotionally volatile mother's tempers, which bred my older sisters' abuse and emotional volatility towards me, that whole clusterfuck of constact chaos and aggression from all directions - has made me irrationally afraid of other people. I handle myself well, and most people are surprised to hear I have social anxiety, but under the surface I'm constantly in fear of being yelled at or confronted or accidentally making someone unhappy/unsettled. It takes so much energy out of me. I need to get back to therapy, but I can't afford it right now. I'm so so looking forward to getting back though, and finding tools to cope again.
Thank God you’re recovering Anna.
Trauma is draining. Always sleepy or fatigued but can’t sleep. Insomnia makes everything worse.
Mary I've had insomnia since the age of 7. I'm 60 now. Being exhausted all day and not being able to get to sleep at night is crazy making!! Hang in there ❤️
@@Sillysillywithpearls Thank you I really appreciate your support. I'm sorry you have insomnia but grateful for someone who can relate. No doubt insomnia causes insanity. I've had trauma & CPTSD since before I can remember and insomnia since I was four. I'm 52. I've found remedies that are helpful but far from being a solution for insomnia or PTSD. Any recommendations are appreciated ❤.
Woah, I literally said the same thing about this wave of fatigue and brain fog today. So glad I’m not alone here.
You are definitely not alone!
So interesting to spoke on this…I had a very traumatic childhood. Lots of yelling, tension, fear, animal abuse, drugs etc. in school I was branded slow..I had terrible grades, could not pay attention and believed I was stupid because my parents told me I was..so I just stopped trying at all. Teachers treated me badly because they thought I didn’t care but in hindsight I had so much going on in my head I couldn’t focus. It was not uncommon for me to be screamed it my entire ride to school or verbally attacked when I walked in the door. I wish teachers realized that many times students are not simply bad students and often have a frantic home life..
I went through the same thing as you.
All of my peers have had such a different path in life to me.
They seem to be successful at everything, even though they don't even try.
I'm 34 still at home with no financial ability to move out.
Its just the same problems every day no matter how much I speak up. 😔💔
So sorry to hear this.
Tearing up a little because this is exactly what I’ve been thinking about and hoping for answers to lately as I feel like I’ve progressed a lot emotionally in healing from my CPTSD lately, but the physical aspects are still so tough to deal with. Your videos always seem to come at the right time. God bless you Anna for all that you do & share with us! ♥️
I have CPTSD and I'm so exhausted I can barely put a sentence together, some days I don't even want people to talk to me cause my brain fog is so bad I literally don't even know what people are talking about and my mind goes off into Noddy land and all I want to do is hide away ....... I'm definitely struggling, sometimes ending it all seems the only answer
I beat myself up, a lot. Being underproductive is a reason to hate myself. I got mom's love that way.
DMAE for focus, glycine powder & L-Theanine in the evening. I take some other supplements, but those have been the things that have helped me get more productive. Also aromatherapy and tidying up are truly some of the most powerful good habits that don't have to do with dredging up your painful past.
Been so disregulated lately I didn’t know why everything kept triggering memories from years ago making me freak out and cry! Thank you for your videos they’ve really opened my eyes. I hope you’re feeling a bit better!
Full moon maybe? My "Saturn return" is coming up, time to reset my whole life, and it seems to be making me very emotional. I burst into tears when my new dentist asked if I was okay :(
Same here, recovered but fluctuating energy levels. I hope you feel better soon.
I’m recovering from covid too😪😷 This video is encouraging to me. I’ve been following you for a while but haven’t engaged much as most of the videos are about being addicted to relationships and staying with mean people. I on the other hand avoid people and convinced myself that a healthy reciprocal romantic relationship is not in the cards for me. BUT I do struggle with everything you’ve mentioned here. Organizing my thoughts, ideas and creativity into anything worthwhile is nearly Impossible. Hearing, reading,
Comprehending, applying, recalling information in a way to help me be consistent and complete tasks is a huge challenge. I’m not young and am starting to feel like even this simple wish to have sustained energy, focus and balanced mood is something out of reach in this life time.
Glad you're here :)
-Cara@TeamFairy
Yes, I felt drained in the past with my CPTSD. One thing that helped was having boundaries. I get being compassionate, but I have only so much energy.
This has been a HUGE problem in my life and has affected everything, school, job, you name it. Thank you Anna🙏 And happy for your recovery from covid, hope you're feeling much better
Having my car burgled IN MY DRIVEWAY, in what used to be an extremely safe, crime-free, fairly unknown, tucked away neighborhood, has ignited historical rage and helplessness. Playing pickle ball with friends today helped IMMENSELY. Also, the most gruesome revenge flicks you can possibly imagine. Better out than in!
I cannot tell you how much I appreciate how clearly you describe what it’s like to have CPTSD (total mystery to me for years and of course, felt like a complete loser) and show us what healing looks like. And spell out *exactly* what we need to do to become re-regulated. You are a Light to the world, Anna. Thank you from the bottom of my heart and hope you are feeling better.
I totally agree! Anna's videos have been such a heartening experience. It's a breath of fresh air to know that we are not alone!
So glad you are feeling better, I missed your videos! This is so REAL! It can be really hard not to blame ourselves for that lack of productivity, focus and follow through. As if there is something wrong with us. Especially when people in our lives don't understand that it isn't a choice and that we aren't "lazy"!
This is ME! I wonder if some have certain symptoms that are more prevalent than others. I have/ had adrenal fatigue( most of my life ) and this is part of my anxiety around work or going for anything in my life. I think it was Churchill that said fatigue makes cowards of us all. Doesn’t matter how I eat , how much sleep I get or self care - I spend and have spent most of my life napping and then sleeping around the clock. I have energy to work ( occasionally ) and literally that’s all. It’s weird to be so driven but to only get half way up the mountain only to slide right back down into the abyss waiting for me at the bottom. No follow through is EXACTLY right Anna ! If I had only one area I could choose to heal with a magic wand - THIS!!!!!! ...you see all the exclamation marks Anna?! This is how much of a pain in the ass fatigue and productivity crashes have been for me almost my whole life! Very much looking forward to your series and happy healing ! ✌️
It is super frustrating to be so tired all of the time when you have stuff that you want to do and worse, that you know you "SHOULD" be doing and you can't! I can definitely say I have been there!
Adrenal fatigue is no joke! I suffer from it as well. I don't/ can't work because I never have any energy and even small amounts of stress can become debilitating. I do have bouts of energy and productivity at times, but it's not consistent. After an energetic bout, I often get really tired and spend several days in bed afterward. Trauma is a nightmare on so many fronts. Sometimes I feel that healing and progress will only be made when I die and am in heaven. Uggh
SAME. two weeks ago i had it, and i’m still exhausted.. feel better
Glad you're better!
-Cara@TeamFairy
Glad to see you back. Your videos help me so much with my chronic complex ptsd. People that don't have a mental illness do not understand and I can't share with anyone because you never know who is going to judge you for it :( we can come here and feel comfortable and safe to chat.
Diagnosed with CPTSD last year and i came across your channel recently. I am finding it really useful so I am very thankful. Brain fog/ lack of focus and energy is by far the biggest thing I struggle with. I am like you said you were and cannot even read a paragraph right now. The question I had though is if you are so numb because of the CPTSD and are not actually aware of the bad thoughts going on in your head (other than the fact you know there must be some because you are so dysregulated) how can you heal from the brain fog? I am so numb to my thoughts/ feelings right now that I'm just constantly in a zombie state. I don't feel happy or sad I'm just tired and can't concentrate ever.
Same here Sam. I know that diet has a lot do to with your mood and how much brain fog you have.
Hope you find help on your journey, I have same problems. It's a real kick to the self worth to know you could function better....if it weren't for this.
@@rebeccamartin2399 thanks. I actually ended up being diagnosed as autistic last month and they said I was misdiagnosed with CPTSD. It's all very confusing 🤣. I'm sure there is an element of trauma though from being undiagnosed autistic for over 3 decades of my life. Good luck on your journey too. Hope you find relief.
I'm going through the same thing.
I feel for me, what would help me is a workplace where there are friendly people, who are patient with my slow brain fog.
Maybe that would help in moving forward somehow, whilst still living in a dysfunctional household.
Wishing you a swift recovery. We got the bug too this week. Glad it wasn’t too bad for you. It wasn’t too bad for us either. Thank you for helping me find my way through the fog and into a life I really never knew of “normalcy” and feeling peace and freed from my past. I believe you are doing God’s work as you teach so many people the daily practice and how to find healing from CPTSD. Heaven bless your efforts on this mission. You have certainly been a blessing to me since discovering your blog and wisdom.
i feel like certain parts of my brain have been deflated. moments of clarity seem so novel and rare. i don't know how to inflate my brain but i want to know what it feels like to have been raised securely.
Me too, Anna! I am on day 7 today. The headache was the worst part for me. I am glad you’re healing well at home. Thank you for making this video chat! Super helpful!
My eyes hurt for several days. I was so excited to get to watch TV and read, but it hurt too much!
@@CrappyChildhoodFairy ah yes! I was excited to go for a car ride yesterday and the minimal winter sunlight in the sky was blinding!
This is so insightful, Thank you. I too have had Covid and left feeling fatigued, brain fogged and with physical aches and pains throughout my body. I was very confused to it being the after effects of covid or the dysregulation caused by the Complex PTSD as I was very dysregulated whilst suffering Covid. Wishing yourself a speedy recovery.
Healing vibes coming to you Anna. Be well. Thanks for all you do xx
Get well soon miss Anna! Thank you for pushing through to put out a video for us, you're awesome!!
Just just under an unexpected panic attack from my CPTSD again after I thought I've moved through for a while and this became extra frustrated...
So synchronized with what you share in this one, felt so understood and emphasized by you which immediately brought me a relief. Thank you so much.
Thank YOU so much!
-Cara@TeamFairy
Brain Fog. Had it since 14 or 15. For years I thought it was about sleep. I was in my 20s when I found out it wasn’t normal but I still didn’t have a name for it. It made me bad at everything and slow. I also was in my early 20s when I found out most people didn’t have headaches at some point every day. I even met a person that claimed to never have them. My life is just one big brain foggy day.
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-Cara@TeamFairy
did you understand what was you having? the reason for brain fog ?
No for years I had no idea and people didn’t believe it when I tried to explain it. They assumed I was making excuses and being lazy.
@@PeeGee063 check you vitamin b1 levels, watch some EOnutrition videos bout b1 brain fog
I have diagnosed C-PTSD. I kept things going pretty well until I was diagnosed with an incurable and chronic illness. It forced me onto disability and changed the course of my life. I immediately tried to find a therapist who could help me with it, but there weren’t any near me who helped with “how to cope with a chronic illness” (or at all 20+ years ago). The therapist I saw did help with the C-PTSD, though. She gave me some tools that helped me through a plethora of emotional, mental, and physical changes. Fast forward nearly 20 years, and a rapid fire set of tragedies and extreme stressors left me reeling. I’m looking forward to your series.
She is definitely helping me. I think if I did not try these writing techniques, I'd be worse off.
Thanks so much for this concise explanation, Anna! It’s so, so helpful to see dysregulation summed up this way, elegantly, briefly, and thoroughly enough for anyone who has it to recgnize it. Glad you’re on the mend!
wow, thank you for sharing. I just had covid19 for 2 weeks and it's been terrible how exhausted I've been. I hope you feel better soon. You and everyone who's going through it.
Thank you for the video Anna....
Glad you are feeling better and getting over the covid... One of my co workers got it and he was out for a couple of weeks. He is back now .
Thank you again for your work, and I am glad you are back...
I've struggled with dysregulation for years. I use use to blame adhd but now l see that years of abuse and neglect could be the reason l have had these problems. Ty.
Im sorry to hear you caught COVID, but happy you are on the mend. I've been struggling with zapped energy so much lately- thank you for these timely videos ❤
Hello Anna, can i just say that i am a total pessimistic. I never believe anything can help, so after years of trying i gave up. However, i had a really bad day after not having slept for weeks, sometimes existing on an hour sleep a night. So i tried your technique, i quickly wrote a list of my fears and resentments. I felt my eyes get tired and i slept through the night like a baby. This method is the only method( and praying to Jesus) that has worked for me. Thank you so much.x
I'm overjoyed to hear this. It does that for me too.
@@CrappyChildhoodFairy thanks for helping me. Finally something that works!!!
Really sorry to hear about covid! Please make sure you rest still, as much as possible! We won't mind a lack of videos! Xx
Sorry to hear about your Covid bout Anna. I just heard my dearest friend passed away on Sunday and I am lost. He had become my pretend brother and I was his big sis. We were only children and had friended each other. He had become my therapist and I was his. I can't bear much more pain. For him and his family and for me
I'm so, so sorry for your loss!!! No one can take his place.
I'm so glad your are starting to feel better, Anna. Thank you for all that you do. Sending healing thoughts your way
Thanks for the reinforcement with regard to the daily practice! I am also struggling with nagging Covid fatigue -I hope you feel better soon. Thank you for everything you do!
I have amped up my daily practice due to scary dysregulating hours lasting into days and losing a better part of a week, missing menial appointments...I am whooped. too many memories too. any extra stress pushes me to step back and go whoa! what is going on. inner calm....yes....
Sending healing and warm wishes Anna. Post viral fatigue is no joke, it was a pandemic way before Covid but that’s a another story ... #chronicfatigue
Having had asymptomatic COVID, I know a bit about how you feel. The worst part? Losing the ability to smell and the tongue feels weird. There were times I thought I could eat a box of kitty litter with a side of 3 in 1 oil....numb, numb, numb! Another well timed video. This past week and probably, the last several weeks, I now understand "brain fog". I've had mine for decades. And, it probably was part of my survival kit. I learned early to "not feel", this meant no reaction for my abuser. I would not give them the pleasure of crying or reacting to pain. Within the last several weeks it has been like someone or something turned the lights on. I kind of wonder if another piece of my persona (MPD?) healed enough to "click" into the right place. Or if it is another face of the bipolar. I'm reacting to the world around me. There is color and I can ease back or let go when necessary. When you talk about meditation, I carry a mala with me and chant a small Buddhist prayer. Kind of like a rosary. I can sit still and read (something I love to do). Have had a 6 days on; 1 day off cycle at work. Since May, 2021. Went under an FMLA for two months to recover...a bit. But, having had two weeks of two days off, I feel alive. Really alive. I'm enjoying the world around me. And then, I discovered something else - honor your soul. I am an artist among other things, but I've had to be disciplined in what I do. Now I go through my notebooks and am going "Wow! I did that?". The past is easing up. When I was a kid, whatever you did had to be perfect. If it wasn't perfect, don't do it. Don't commit or (in my case) you got clipped. My Dad tried really hard to teach me how to relax into whatever I was doing. It didn't have to be perfect. Just be. 63 years later, I got the message. I love your notation that writing equals release and meditation restores. Simple. I don't have to become a Buddhist nun. So. I'm going to look up your programs. Now. Right now, I'm ready and hopefully something will stick. Thank you!
I can completely relate to you as I had the same kind of childhood and was told “there’s always someone out there that can do it better” which explains my perfectionism. It makes creating art nerve racking and if I do a crap painting, I don’t do art for a long time, like 2-6 months or as long as a year. I’m doing journaling and body work and meditation to release all my stored emotions and trauma, and hopefully one day be able to do art with abandon. I wish you well on your road to self enlightenment and healing 🧡
@@sunnymoon369 Thank you for your note. Amazing that things that happened decades ago, still haunt us. Hardest part? Be patient with your self. Best to you in your journey
@@anneugartechea7650 thank you :)
For me,this became Chronic Fatigue Syndrome many years ago which has pretty much ruined my life.I wish I had had all this information 25 years ago but I'm hoping I can still get myself better.
Continue feeling better Anna!✌💜
I'm looking forward to this series. I had a recent victory in recognizing dysregulation! Thank you for your content. I hope you feel completely well very soon.
Thank you! And happy you had a victory!
I hope you feel better ❤❤❤❤ thank you for your videos. Please rest and fell well!
Totally get this ❤. I'm so glad I found your channel.
this sounds like me to a T! Since my traumatic childhood, I often get overly emotional, fearing no-one loves & supports me & I'm always left on my own to do things when others get the help & support they need no probs. High levels of anxiety have led to me having epileptic seizures which began at 15 yrs old - I'm now 53 & still looking for ways to heal myself psychologically.
This is a great place to learn more about healing Childhood PTSD
-Cara@TeamFairy
I’m a little reluctant to write down these deep thoughts unless they are immediately burned. 30 years ago i started journaling, pouring out the confusion, the person responsible for much of my trauma found the journals - and read them, and gave them to her son to read. It was ramblings mostly (therapeutic for me), but taken as fuel for the narcissist. Never again. Never in writing, unless it’s destroyed immediately.
This is not a journal, and it is destroyed immediately.
@@CrappyChildhoodFairy Thank you Anna, i’ll look into it
When you mentioned CPTSD is a result of neurological imbalance, a light came on. I was diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome by the time I was 30 in the late 80’s.Totally disrupted my life for decades. Still never completely got over it, though I have looked under every rock in medical, holistic and even spiritual practices. I was recently diagnosed with PTSD resulting from my childhood. When you talk about neurological disregulation, I’m beginning to wonder if the CFS I suffer from could be a result of this disregulation. I am working with a EMDR therapist, but I believe the program you are offering would be equally beneficial. BTW, I’m also from the Bay Area 😁
We would love to have you :)
-Cara@TeamFairy
Yes, CFS incidence is increased in people with a traumatic childhood. The mechanism of illness (many researchers hypothesize) is neurological dysregulation. Suggest you do regular Google searches to see what's new.
@@CrappyChildhoodFairy That makes total sense to me! Thank you for confirming. Your videos are also helping me with my EMDR work. Now that I understand that this is a “damaged” neurological condition, and can be turned around, its helping me understand the importance of the daily breathing exercises my therapist gives me - not understanding the big picture has made it a challenge to stick with it. I also subscribed to your Daily Practice, and believe your online program will be helpful and should be able to join this Fall. Thank you again, this is all so helpful!
Get well Anna I'm so glad I found ❤️ I've opened up to someone 😊 it set me free I told the truth,,that I hung on for reason it was easier 😄
Your work is so important. I hope that you are feeling back to 100% soon.
I hope you feel better soon, Anna.
Sorry to hear Anna, hope you get completely better. I apologize for a mean, emotionally fuelled comment I left- it was childish, I was angry at my partner and feeling such a mixed bag of emotions after my mom died- the one I have described as a neglectful, psychologically demeaning, calling me homely, etc, she was the victim of a violent, alcoholic husband- I DO KNOW BETTER. I wanted specific attention to MY Girl, Interruption! I am not the only girl that happened too- judging by the literature but trust me the effects of that kind of abuse- it isn't a "love affair" I had a ring! The whole nine yards- if only I had had a woman therapist like you, Dr. Anna, somebody who taught me HOW TO LISTEN, TO REALLY HEAR, as in Buddhism. I had read some Freud, Perls, Laing, Jung, much philosophy but I didn't, still don't, many days really HEAR. I mean validating a loved one but basically being mindful, aware of what I am saying etc- being truly present, awake, that's very hard for those of us with CPTSD. We are so needy and angry and vulnerable and the brain fog enters in here- add on a maracas full of psychotropic drugs and - well, DONT OPERATE UNTIL BRAIN, EMOTIONS, ARE IN GEAR. I am sorry for being a childish -itch- hopefully you never read the post- I think that set me off- classic defense of: well she thinks THEIR problems are more important than mine because I am but a whinging piece of gum stuck to her stiletto. I'll never grow up- yes I read The Peter Pan Syndrome? And Cinderella? Something, years back. I NEVER THROW OUT BOOKS, NEVER BUT ONE A FAIRLY GOOD DAY, ABOUT 10YRS AGO, I BOXED UP ALL THE SECOND RATE, QUICK FIX, MUCH UNDER-LINED, SPIT ON! YES, SYMBOLICALLY GETTING AT DADDY, PUT THEM IN A LIQUOR STORE BOX! ( NOT ALCOHOLIC, OPIATES BUT HEADED THERE TOO) AND PITCHED THEM OUT. IT FELT SO CLEANSING -I felt like I made The Dalai Lama giggle, I love his laugh and can I plug a book, a delightful series by David Mitchie? Books on basic Buddhist Mindfulness as seen through the eyes of his cat! Written for children of ALL AGES. While I don't agree with book banning, burning, destruction- putting that load - I felt like a BUDDHIST PARABLE OR KOAN OR MONK- you can imagine, something said in a chiding tone to wake! one up- I was making more work for myself, instead of those self help books helping they were somehow becoming like a piece of clay or metal that just belong on the sculpture I was making- somebody smart could put all this into a succinct paragraph. FEEL BETTER. AGAIN I SINCERELY APOLOGIZE FOR ACTING OUT SO DISRESPECTFULLY.
Namaste Holly Golightly, NOT Traveling ( an excellent novella, for anybody with CPTSD. )
get well soon anna
...recovery from holiday stresses added to everything...unpacking Christmas stuff and PACKING it up....where is all the new stuff going to go....January realization that this is a new year and what did you accomplish LAST year??? ..it adds up and then comes the stash, crash, and trash.
Glad you're over it! Thank you for coming back to us :)
:)
-Cara@TeamFairy
Take care and get well soon.
It's not a new pandemic, it's part of the ongoing pandemic. Our doctor told our family that we were going to have extra fatigue for quite a while because we likely had Covid. We had all the symptoms, but couldn't get a test in time.
This was about a month ago. Stores were sold out, and all testing sites were completely booked out for more than a week. By the time we got tested, it was past the time you'd catch it on a test.
All of us except our youngest (who is 8) are still having extreme fatigue, even though the sore throat, runny nose, aches, etc have gone mostly away about 3 weeks ago.
Hope you feel all better soon!
Get well soon, Anna. I joked the other day about long covid symptoms in relation to cptsd. I have had long covid the last 40years!!!!
So excited about your upcoming series.
For me, that was a top notch talk. Very good to see you are healing. Do you think it's possible that the more intense the trauma and how profound physical pain that's been going on for years or decades is connected? This isn't psychosomatic. This is very real but I wonder if old stuff isn't being released at the same time I'm working on peace of mind. And my cptsd is on Tilt!!! While physical issues are doing the same. If I wasn't living this, I'd say my body is feeling the psychological issues am working on hopefully so there's more regulated days. Especially with the medical stuff.
The timing is unreal. Thank you 🙏
Sending lots of love and light to speedy recovery love all your amazing videos fab your still making them through recovery 👍💕🌈
Thanks for watching!
-Cara@TeamFairy
I'm very glad and grateful I found you, bless you 🙏🏼 get well soon 🌸
Thank you! All better now!
Thank you, Anna! Appreciated this topic! I hope you feel better soon!
So happy you have this channel!!!
:)
-Cara@TeamFairy
I had covid for the second time last Christmas. I still feel like i have brain fog, worse than usual. I was taking a whole lot of good vitamins prior to Covid. But i went out on Christmas eve and got really emotionally upset. Wow it hit me like a bomb. So important for me to ease this limerance.
I have tested positive too fully vaccinated. But I’m good after three weeks dealing with it. Taking meds for help.
Anna, I hope you feel better soon! Love how you understand what we are all going through ❤️
Thank you Anna. This is just what I needed. Looking forward to the rest of the series. Feel better soon!
So glad you are feeling better!!!
:)
-Cara@TeamFairy
Thank you so much Anna. Listening to your channel has really helped me.
I am soooooo glad that you are back!!! Please rake care ❤!
Be well dear Anna 🙏🤗
I guess I need this more than I thought. I have water damage in my house and can't deal with some macho contractors who just talk over me. I'm 73 and meditate and do loving kindness meditation as well. Guess it isn't really enough. I'm so confused and stressed just because someone is rude and I can't get furnace put back together and get holes in walls fixed.
Hope you get well soon, lady!
So glad your better Anna ❤ I have definitely missed you and your videos so thankful your back 🙌❤🌹
I hope you feel better.
Ms. Runkle: so glad to hear that you're recovering from the Covid.
This video has come at a really good time for me. Thank you Anna as always for your wise words and honesty!
I am SO grateful that you're recovering, Anna! 💕 Regarding the above video... ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔, etc. Thank you for this very timely video. 🙏
Wow! This is everything I want and need for my 2022 plans to actualize 🙋🏻♀️💪🏻🎯
Hope You're Free From Covid Soon, Anna! I Had TWO Severe Bouts With It -Though Each Very Different From Each Other - One Early In 2020 - Even Before Anyone Was TELLING Us Anything!...Then Again In November Of 2020, AND I Have Very Tricky Asthma & Vocal Cord Dysfunction....It Was A Real Hoot!🙄 Your Videos Are So Helpful & A Ray Of Light When I Get Lost In The Muck Of My Own Unclear Thinking That Keeps Me Feeling Bad & Not Functioning Or Able To Be Positive! And If Nothing Else Works - I Just Remember That If I Am STILL Breathing & CAN Just BREATHE (I Literally Kept Losing My Airway & Choking Out During My First Fight w/Covid, But I WON!🎉), I Will Start Right There! Priorities!👍😉 Thanks For Sharing Your Helpful Videos! Cheers!🤗
Youhave such a lovely way of communicating well and compassionately.
For me as well, things seem overwhelming. My new push/strategy is to pull in some fun things like cycling, which I haven't enjoyed in some time.
Love and thanks Anna. Wd you give some guidance about when women have the double whammy of cptsd dysregulation and pre/menopausal upheavals?
Well done as always! Welcome back and I’m glad you’re feeling better!!
I have Covid right now too. Thanks for making your video anyway. I understand how Covid pulls you down! Take care and be well 🥰
Thanks, you too!