#c ptsd tag

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

anyone else have multiple traumatic memories associated specifically with holidays/family vacations? because that is a topic I never see discussed in all the So You Had A Shitty Childhood, Now What? self-help books i've been reading. but for me, it was a significant thing. and the more i think about it the more it seems like this would be an (unfortunately) common experience. would be grateful to hear if this matches other peoples' experiences...

#not a shitpost #serious post #ask to tag #tw trauma #cptsd #c-ptsd #and if so we should TALK about it #because it means there are a whole group of survivors out there whose mental health regularly worsens during holidays #like i know i am most certainly not the only person who feels an undefined Dread hanging over christmas/my birthday/july 4 etc #bc too many shitty things happened during those times and now my brain is hypervigilant bc traditionally these are the Danger Times #and this seems like it would be particularly common for survivors of abusive/dysfunctional households (aka most people with c-ptsd) #because holidays/vacations typically mean 1) the whole family is together/being forced to interact #2) and undergoing external stressors e.g. travel/relatives aka 'outsiders' visiting/routines & coping mechanisms being interrupted etc #3) there is social pressure for this to be a Fun Family Bonding Experience which only highlights the cracks in the foundation #and exposes the common Everything Is Fine/We Are A Happy Family lie #4) the cognitive dissonance of feeling tired/anxious/stressed/afraid during a time when you are 'supposed' to be Making Good Memories #and then everyone is angry/tired/anxious/triggered and things boil over and something or someone goes Very Wrong #weird that i'm posting this in october when halloween is...sort of the ONLY holiday i have only good and happy feelings towards #i got lucky there #also i have positive feelings towards Labor Day but that's for socialist reasons

[mycptsdstory]

To add; "They left out that children aren’t your purpose in life. They shouldn’t give your life meaning. That’s something you should have already had."

Tweets and this comment found on Reddit.

#toxic parents #toxic parent #cptsd meme #cptsd memes #ptsd meme #ptsd memes #meme #memes #cptsdhealing #living with cptsd #cptsd vent #cptsd problems #cptsd thoughts #actually cptsd #just cptsd things #tw cptsd #actually ptsd #cptsd tag #cptsd #c ptsd

[martyrbat]

ghosts - batman: haunted knight

[ID: A multi panel sequence of Bruce Wayne as a child on Halloween. He's dressed up in a Mask of Zorro costume and is excitedly running down the stairs while holding two swords, calling out for his mother happily. He tells her that he's ready to go trick or treating. Martha Wayne has her hand on his shoulder and is smiling as she tells him, “your costume looks great!” Bruce replies, “Thanks, I made it myself. Alfred sorta helped. Is dad home yet?” Martha draws her hand back hesitantly and says his name. Bruce already knows that that means there's bad news. He tells her, “don't tell me,” before she continues and says his father called. Bruce has his head down, angrily finishing her sentence, “he's gotta work late!” He looks out the window as if his father will appear and says, “It's not fair! He promised he would take me trick or treating!” Martha soothes that she knows as Bruce repeats, “he promised,” to himself disappointedly. She tells him, “But there was an emergency,” which makes Bruce snap, “There's always some emergency!”

Bruce continues to stand in front of the window as Martha looks at him. Bruce announces, “I'm gonna wait for him. Even if it takes all night!” as he tensely clenches the handle of his sword. Martha reaches out for him sadly and suggests, “Bruce, I could take you out myself. Or, we can call some of the other children at school and go out with them.” Bruce, as an adult, somberly says off panel that, “she doesn't know...” as his kid self stares out the window still. His hat casting a small shadow on his face as he tells her, “There are no other kids to call. I have no friends at school.” Martha says his name again but doesn't know how to comfort him. Instead, she just silently places a hand on his shoulder. We see a silhouette from far away of her standing next to him as Bruce waits for his father to eventually come home. END ID]

#hey do you ever think about bruce's childhood and feel your chest hurt #like even before the murders. just how lonely he was a boy and how that loneliness only grew after watching his entire life and people he #had be ripped away from him. sure he had alfred but his entire life and world was contained to that big scary house that was suddenly so #much emptier. the constant reminders and seeing what was once there and triggering it again and again and again ontop of ptsd and ocd... #also martha?? love her. hes the biggest mama's boy you cant change my mind. #<- again using this tag because if thomas worked a lot and bruce obviously didn't have friends to go out with #then the only person he ever actually talked to and interacted with was his mother and alfred #the man hired to care about you and the woman who gave birth to you. thus that attachment being stronger #but also the 'people have to be trapped to want to be around me'... a man hired to be your friend and take care of you... #ur own parents not wanting to/avoiding that responsibility and involvement.... yeah. #anyways ! happy halloween !! heres a child being disappointed ! #bruce wayne #baby brucie #crypt's panels #c: batman: haunted knight | ghosts #martha wayne #bruce & martha #bruce's childhood

[mentalhealththingz]

#c-ptsd #cptsd tag #dank memes #memes #mental health memes #mental health #trauma meme #dream #trauma dreams #trauma #ptsd dreams #stress dreams #nightmare

[lastoneout]

Day 3 of not sleeping: Didn't have any nightmares, thank god(I had a very long and involved One Piece dream??), but I tossed and turned and woke up a bunch and def didn't get anywhere near enough sleep. I'm awake now but I feel like completely shit, no migraines yet at least but I have a feeling that's going to change soon. Idk how tf I used to live like this.

#this is why I suspect my insomnia isnt just a c-ptsd thing #bcs even the nights where I dont have nightmares or anxiety I just Don't Sleep #doesn't matter how tired I feel #god I hate this #personal #negative #vent #ask to tag

[grosslyoversimplifiedpolitics]

[ID: fun game called am i recovering from amnesia or is it c-ptsd]

#ao3 #ao3 tags #fun game called am i recovering from amnesia or is it c-ptsd

[batfamfucker]

There are four main types of Batfam fans in regard to how people interpret Bruce Wayne as a dad (/Joking. This is mostly satire and should not be taken seriously):

Fans that think Bruce is emotionally constipated and isn't the best at being a parent but still tries (Differs per person). Don't necessarily think he's absuive but thinks he can be toxic or have unhealthy expectations for the Robins. Can smell the Oldest Daughter Syndrome coming from Dick and have Family Line (By Conan Gray) as their top song on their Dick inspired playlist and Daddy Issues (By The Neighbourhood) for Jason.

Fans that choose to believe Bruce goes to therapy in their own canon. Love B:WFA. Thinks the comic can be cheesy at times and so find a balance between B:WFA Bruce and Please Go To Therapy BruceTM as their middle ground. He struggles. They advocate that Bruce is not a bad parent, he just has bad writers that seem to forget Bruce wouldn't hurt kids, especially not his own. Love the humane moments and scenes he has in BTAS and the early JL cartoons. He may not be perfect but he's not literally abusive. Whores for Bruce being able to admit when he is wrong and for Jason and Bruce reconciling. I recommend Grow As We Go by Ben Platt for this one.

A mix between the first two. Was fine-ish when Dick was younger. Didn't help him in the healthiest way but eh. Still emotionally constipated but that happened more so after Dick left and Jason died. Started getting better when Tim came back but was still closed off. Should probably go to therapy with the kids so they can drag his ass about all the things he's done that have actually affected them negatively. Understands his mistakes and is also able to admit when he's wrong, eventually. It's not easy but he starts to do better and learns to be more emotionally available. Still has to get chewed out by Alfred sometimes but definitely better than he used to be and it shows. Reconciliation is slow and gradual but progress is made for everyone involved.

The one's I personally avoid for my own sanity and wellbeing:

Think Bruce is a complete bastard and abuser. Want him to choke. Hate any and all interpretations of him. Some of which will refuse to understand how anyone could have a different interpretation. Will point out comics where, in all fairness, he is a dick but forget that characterisation can significantly differ from one series to the next, as comic characters are constantly passed around to different writers and have been for decades. Not to mention movies, shows, etc.

#Bruce Wayne #Batman #Batfam #Batdad #I'm not tagging everyone in the Batfam I can't be assed #Sorry there's like 500 #Bruce has a child for every mental disorder he has #Dick is his ADHD. Jason is his C-PTSD. Tim is his Anxiety. Cass is his OCD. Damian is his Autism. #Like bro the therapist is RIGHT there #You have the money just GO #I am a mix of 2 and 3 tbh but more so 2 because he is my comfort fictional father figure. I already have a shit dad irl #I'm not dealing with it in my favourite media too #Type 4 fans scare me I lowkey see so many people like that and I'm like. If the block button wasn't free. I'd be in debt by now #I get that you saw Tom Kings work. So did I. I hate that fuck. But I personally prefer the scene of him in JL with Ace on the swings #Or the one with him playing with shape block toys with a baby whilst Supes and WW handle the questioning #Or when he hugs literally any of his kids #Or the one of him and Jason watching a movie and eating popcorn when Jason's ill. And they have the picture of them posing #Or when he cried in Flashpoint over the letter his dad left him because the little boy in him needed that #Plus any time Bruce and Clark interact as Best Friends. The Golden Age comics where they were basically Dick's gay dads 💀 #But yeah. I could make a poll from this tbh. #This is a generalisation on purpose genuinely do not take it seriously #If I see ANY disclosure. It's delete and block on sight #Bruh I'm still recovering from the notes of my Fallout 4 John Hancock in a Drag Race outfit crossover post #I know it sounds like I'm being paranoid but that's because I am. You have not seen the things I have seen in my notes #You do not know of the wars I have fought of over ghoul dicks and high heels #I have seen things I can never burn from my vision. Read things I will never have the mercy of forgetting #Over silly little shitposts. Lmao. Anyway. Here. Have some food.

[blu3b3rryj4mp1r3]

tired :< really really tired

i feel like I've been sick for a whole month or longer now, why? i hate being sick, it's so alone, never really had anyone care about me being sick, so i don't care about myself when i am either. i expect myself to do all things i do when i'm feeling well and more. like i realized TODAY that i should probably take medicine? i usually don't unless i feel like i'm dying and that's probably not good

i think i need to learn how to take care of myself when i'm sick, i genuinely don't know what you do? on TV they always drink soup lol !!??!

#kind of a vent so I'll tag that in case #tw vent #vent #meh #really not feeling well today... #c ptsd

[viv-weylin]

To all the guys who don't have happy childhood stories to share when people talk about their childhood: I love you and I'm giving younger you the biggest hug right now.

#idk what to tag this as #bpd #ocd #depression #actually borderline #ptsd #c ptsd #trauma #bipolar #cluster b

[realkaijuhavecurves]

My therapist who is also a psychologist has been going on about how I don't actually have borderline personality disorder which I was diagnosed with in 2017. She has instead been hinting toward C-PTSD and having read through the symptoms I think she may actually be right. Holy shit.

#nothing like getting misdiagnosed #gotta love the numpties that gave me the bpd diagnosis without any diagnostic procedure #no forms or questionnaires or interviews #just based off my behaviour (i lost control of my temper at a few occasions and i had been self harming for a few years) #life tag #misdiagnosis #borderline personality disorder #c-ptsd

[lilliryth]

Not sure who or if anyone needs to hear this right now, but remember: just because you adapt to the chaos doesn’t mean the chaos is good for you. Come up for air sometimes, you know? You’re doing good enough.

#thoughts #before you look at the tags and go ‘oh’ #‘this isn’t for me’ #bzzzzzt. wrong. you are exactly who im talking about #the only reason im tagging this as any disorder or line of work is because #i want to make sure this post spreads to people who need it #and these are all just some demographics off the top of my head who probably definitely need to take a breather #but like im serious. its for anyone. #if you’re thirteen years old and stressed about school and you reblog this from a first responder with bpd i don’t care #still for you #anyways here are the tags #mental health #trauma #ptsd #c-ptsd #imposter syndrome #bpd #depression #anxiety #college #school #stem #women of color #men of color #people of color #palestine #free palestine #black lives matter #working class #forensics

[please-picturemeintheweeds]

what level of changing yourself for a relationship or friendship is allowable and when does it go wrong? I know changing for those you love is a thing but I went too far before and I don't want to do that again

I think that it is very personal, so the answer will be different for everybody. That said, some clues of when to slow down and reflect might be if you are feeling isolated, if you are not allowed to do things that you feel are part of who you are (or if there would be some kind of consequences if you did those things), if you feel like who you are becoming is not in line with your core values (lists can help a lot), if you miss yourself, or if people in your community are concerned about you. 

but like you say in the ask, there are times when changing is healthy! I think that’s why it can be so hard to figure out what changes we aren’t comfy with; some changes feel good! Or they can feel good in the moment, which can be confusing. Some clues that the changes are OK might be if other people in your community validate the changes (without pressuring you), you feel excited about new experiences and curious to experiment more, you like telling people about this new thing in your life, you aren’t neglecting other responsibilities, you have open communication with the person, and you feel free to make a different choice. 

basically, change is not inherently bad, but it’s good to make changes for yourself, and not for others. its probably a good idea to set boundaries with anyone who pressures or coerces you to change things about yourself that you’d rather not change. And you don’t need to explain yourself. “No” is a full sentence. Trust your gut and practice setting boundaries! You are amazing and wonderful as you are, and relationships are so cool bc they give us a million opportunities to change and grow- a healthy relationship allows both people to grow freely, and support each other to be more authentically themselves. 🌳 Good luck, friend!

#Asks #c #empowered relationships #Gender based violence 101 for swifties #<that tag is a social work joke! No sass I promise! #Relationships #c works #Power and control #ptsd #Would’ve could’ve should’ve hours

[mentalhealththingz]

#alt text available #c-ptsd #dank memes #memes #mental health memes #cptsd tag #mental health #trauma meme #therapy memes #therapy #ptsd memes #funny #mental health meme #mental health jokes

[hiro-doodlez]

Rating all of my mental illnesses!!

Anxiety- I'm scared. 0/10

Depressions- IM SAD. -18738292/10

DPDR- i am robot. I here? Where? Me what? 1/10

Adhd- IM SILLY!!! IM GOOFY!! FOCUS GONE BUT I STAY SILLY!! 7/10

Homosexuality- 10/10 /j

This is a new reblog challenge. Rate your brain uhohs!!!

#these are all professionally diagnosed btw stares at you #NOTICE HOW I DONT HAVE AUTISM #ITS BECAUSE I DONT HAVE AUTIS. #my therapist is also considering c-ptsd or normal ptsd #it would be so funny if this because one of those reblog chains #like tag your friends #KDHDODKS

[nagichi-boop]

Another day, another chance for my family to talk down about me because I don’t work.

#I’m so sick and tired of this #I’d prefer they just murder me instead of treating me like an emotional punching bag #I’m apparently not allowed to have holidays because I don’t work #and unless I’m not doing something productive (eg cleaning the house) every second of a day I’ve actually not been productive at all #not sure if these tags are appropriate but yolo > #emotional abuse #emotional neglect #toxic family #toxic parents #cptsd #c-ptsd #chronic illness #chronically ill #disabled #physically disabled #mentally disabled #vent #nagichi talks

[justaghostremains]

So ironic that engaging with fan content about a character with C-PTSD is not really accessible for someone with C-PTSD. hm..

#most of the content in the Simon ghost Riley tag is triggering #it’s almost like most of the fandom doesn’t understand what people with C-PTSD are even like… hmmmm #like I finally found a character who I take genuine comfort in and resonate with a lot and I literally will see the most fucked shit if I #look him up online #I want to delete this blog #I’m just so tired