Are You Re-Traumatizing Yourself? 16 Things We Do That Can Set Us Back with Childhood PTSD

Anna Runkle 4/17/199:19 AM

Part of the damage from abuse and neglect in childhood is what actually happened when we were kids. But a significant part of the problem today comes from what I call "Inside Traumas." These are self-defeating behaviors that are common to people who are frequently in a state of dysregulation. They start as an innocent attempt to feel calm and stable, but they can grow into significant traumas that cause real problems for us and others.

If you'd like to learn about my online course, Healing Childhood PTSD, click here. I teach about basic ACEs science, the symptoms and solutions for the brain dysregulation so common after childhood trauma, and practice strategies to start changing the "inside traumas" described in this video.

If you'd like to hear what others are saying about the course, click here.

If you'd like to learn techniques to begin calming the symptoms of Childhood PTSD, click here.

There are dozens of videos, articles and tools for recovering from abuse and neglect in childhood. I invite you to visit my YouTube Channel and Website.

See you next week,

Anna

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Laura PinheyMember

While I agree that these behaviors can be re-traumatizing and are characteristic of dysregulation, in my mind they are all simply symptoms of unaddressed, untreated/undertreated trauma. They're the "cries for help" that tell the person experiencing them (and maybe the people around them) that there's something not quite right. But even after effective treatment of childhood trauma, they can still crop up because those old habits we developed to survive all those years ago die very hard.

Thanks for sharing your videos here, Anna. They're always thought-provoking and helpful.

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