Anybody ever read the book complex ptsd: from surviving to thriving by pete walker

[Final Escape]

I guess many of us chronic suicidal people are suffering with emotional flashbacks from our toxic childhood. This book might help some of you understand what's happening to u and how to control learn to identify when u are in a flashback and regain control. Warning it can be triggering to read because you might be reminded of those painful events a little bit as he explains in detail what has caused all your problems in adulthood or adolescence. Something like over 90% of mental health conditions are the result of childhood trauma not because u are genetically flawed or something. Some people are certainly born more sensitive than others but many people don't even realize they had been traumatized because it happened in those first years of life when we are especially vulnerable. Here's a page.

 

[Woodnote]

I've never read it but as someone who had a traumatic childhood, I'm interested. I think I might check it out.

 

[Temporarilyabsurd]

I have it , and skimmed it a bit .

I came across the James Bradshaw ( he refers to him in the bibliography I think )stuff years ago , while I was still in denial about my trauma ...

I think he is right on the money .

Therapeutic mindful awareness of our entire body being zonked by flashbacks and the frozen reaction ..
It all speaks to me .

I'm so bloody lazy with my attempts at improving my process ! UGH !

 

[Wreck-it-Riley]

Im gonna see if its an audio book :)

 

[Final Escape]

It's a difficult read and overwhelming. Ctb is certainly easier than having to do all this work just so u can like one day be a semi functioning human. It is not easy or fast to recover from childhood abuse depending on how severely u were neglected or abandoned. Probably looking at a couple years of work if not more, it's only a faster process if u work on things outside of therapy on your own.

It might be that I'm not up to it :( so much of whatever potential I had is gone and I'm already middle age. It just feels like what's the point now? So I can get through my old years alone and impoverished? I'll never have a family or own a home, or find a partner at my age. I'm already 42 and tired about to hit menopause which means more fatigue, lower motivation, decline from here on out. I just think maybe for young people it's worth trying to get over complex ptsd or like if u have family that u want to stick around for.

 

[deadalready1969]

Yes, that's a great book. I'd also recommend The Body Keeps the Score if you're interested in reading more about trauma, how it affects the body and mind, and ways to heal other than medication.

 

[jgm63]

If you want to read books that truly help then I would recommend Barry Long (spiritual teacher).
He also has a lot of stuff on youtube.