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gardenlobster.bsky.social
I'm allowed to find humor in my situation and punch up at my oppressors & abusers.

#narcissist #narcissists #narcissism #narcissisticabuse #narcissisticcult #gaslighting #abusesurvivor #traumasurvivor #survivorstrong #CPTSD #complexPTSD #complextrauma #recovery #healing #healingjourney
How many narcissists does it take to change a light bulb? None. They all use gas lighting.
November 12, 2026 at 2:38 PM
gardenlobster.bsky.social
If it's one thing this past year taught me, it's that I deserve friends & lovers that care about my #mentalhealth. It's not too much to ask. All of me deserves acceptance & consideration. I deserve love.

#CPTSD #complexPTSD #complextrauma #healing #abusesurvivor #survivorstrong #healingjourney
I no longer have space in my life for people who don't care about my mental health. @deardarlingdesignstudio
November 11, 2026 at 1:18 PM
gardenlobster.bsky.social
I'm ok with that. I march forward with my little queer, neurodivergent family, as we heal together.

#CPTSD #complexPTSD #complextrauma #recovery #healing #abusesurvivor #traumasurvivor #narcissisticabuse #narcissisticcult #narcissism #narcissist #healingjourney #survivorstrong
Complex PTSD: They will never forgive me for what they did to me.
November 12, 2026 at 6:58 PM
gardenlobster.bsky.social
We are the daughters of Lilith. We survived. We are free.

#healingjourney #CPTSD #complexPTSD #complextrauma #recovery #healing #narcissisticabuse #abusesurvivor #survivorstrong #freedom
Let it be known: I did not fall from grace. I leapt to freedom. - Ansel Elkins, "Autobiography of Eve"
November 10, 2026 at 8:01 PM
gardenlobster.bsky.social
You are worthwhile. You are worthy of love, kindness, and compassion from the people who say they love you. You're worth choosing yourself over people who won't.

#CPTSD #complexPTSD #complextrauma #recovery #healing #healingjourney #abusesurvivor #traumasurvivor #survivorstrong #mentalhealth #hope
You are not a burden
November 10, 2026 at 3:37 PM
gardenlobster.bsky.social
Some days are easier than others. Some days it's a bitch to deal with. Other days you make it your bitch. It's not fair, but it is what it is and we must heal it ourselves.

#CPTSD #complexPTSD #complextrauma #recovery #healing #healingjourney #abusesurvivor #traumasurvivor #survivorstrong
cptsd is a bitch.
November 11, 2026 at 3:38 PM
gardenlobster.bsky.social
Feeling this today.

#CPTSD #complexPTSD #complextrauma #recovery #healing #healingjourney
November 4, 2026 at 8:19 PM
gardenlobster.bsky.social
Bullied by my dad, used as his anger outlet physically, bullied relentlessly & assaulted in school, apologies met with humiliation to rub it in, embarrassment & shame as parenting tools...yup.

#CPTSD #complexPTSD #complextrauma #healing #healingjourney #abusesurvivor #traumasurvivor #survivorstrong
If you have CPTSD your life was likely one big humiliation ritual...
November 11, 2026 at 5:16 PM
gardenlobster.bsky.social
Flying monkeys are fake friends like the #narcissists they serve. They're complicit in abuse and are not to be trusted. I'm mourning the time wasted in Hawks, not the abusers by proxy.

#narcissist
#narcissism #narcissisticabuse #narcissisticcult #flyingmonkeys #CPTSD #complexPTSD #complextrauma
If you lose a friend to a narcissist, they were never your friend to begin with.
November 11, 2026 at 10:05 PM
gardenlobster.bsky.social
My therapist confirmed #CPTSD is acquired neurodivergence. I'm being evaluated to see if I'm also on the spectrum (innate neurodivergence). Flabbergasted is a good word. Thinking like that doesn't occur to me.

#complexPTSD #complextrauma #healing #healingjourney #abusesurvivor #survivorstrong
Being neurodivergent and pure hearted will have you flabbergasted at how intentionally evil people can be
November 6, 2026 at 7:27 PM
gardenlobster.bsky.social
We #CPTSD survivors know: time doesn't heal emotional wounds. The brain adapts around them. YOU do the healing work. It's intentional. You must feel it. The only way out is through. It's big, hard work. Be proud of it.

#complexPTSD #complextrauma #healing #healingjourney #doingthework #babysteps
Little you would be so proud you made it this far.
November 10, 2026 at 5:18 PM
gardenlobster.bsky.social
I'm working on the people-pleasing. People are free to feel how they feel about me. I just prefer they be honest.

#CPTSD #complexPTSD #complextrauma #peoplepleasing #peoplepleaser #recovery #healing #healingjourney #abusesurvivor #traumasurvivor #survivorstrong #babysteps #healthychoices
Trauma makes you tolerate people who treat you poorly because you're afraid of losing them. Healing makes you realize that you should be afraid of losing yourself by trying to please everyone.
November 12, 2026 at 5:43 PM
gardenlobster.bsky.social
#CPTSD is a disabling brain injury even though in the US it's not its own DSM dx. It's brain damage caused by abuse. We don't expect people with broken legs to run.

#complexPTSD #complextrauma #traumasurvivor #abusesurvivor #survivorstrong #healingjourney #ableism #disability #discrimination
Everyone is all about "helping the disabled" until a woman with CPTSD doesn't hold her tone correctly in the face of a meltdown.
November 11, 2026 at 6:52 PM
gardenlobster.bsky.social
I don't join voice chat for treasure map runs with the lalafell crew. My over-ear headset now represents being controlled and abused. I think I could use it if we ever had the time for a static again, but for now not wearing it represents freedom.

#CPTSD #complexPTSD #complextrauma #healingjourney
November 8, 2026 at 4:24 PM
gardenlobster.bsky.social
If you can't be proud of yourself, I'll be proud of you. Good job taking care of yourself. Go you! Things can and will get better. #keepgoing!

#mentalhealth #depression #CPTSD #complexPTSD #complextrauma #hope #recovery #healing #pleasestay #reasonstostay #suicideprevention #survivorstrong
I don't think people realize how much strength it takes to pull yourself out of a dark place mentally. So if you've done that today, or any day, I'm proud of you.
November 10, 2026 at 9:15 PM
gardenlobster.bsky.social
But holy fuck this shit runs deep! #CPTSD is sometimes the wildest game of connect the dots.

#complexPTSD #complextrauma #recovery #healing #healingjourney #babysteps
November 6, 2026 at 5:05 AM
gardenlobster.bsky.social
I never would have left the officer discord to cry once I realized I wasn't wanted, or even brought forward concerns if I hadn't been abused by Zal & their lap dog for months leading up to that night.

#narcissist #narcissism #narcissisticabuse #narcissisticcult #abusesurvivor #CPTSD #complexPTSD
A narcissist wants to convince you that your reactions to their actions are the problem when without their actions, there would be no reaction.
November 9, 2026 at 2:57 PM
gardenlobster.bsky.social
No alt text for this infographic on silent treatment. It is never ok. It is always abusive.

#silenttreatment #narcissist #narcissism #narcissisticabuse #narcissisticcult #abusesurvivor #traumasurvivor #cultsurvivor #survivorstrong #CPTSD #complexPTSD #complextrauma #healing #healingjourney
November 4, 2026 at 7:22 PM
gardenlobster.bsky.social
Catch it but couldn't stop it? Didn't realize it until after the fact? It's ok. It's part of the process. You're learning. It takes time. Healing takes the time it takes. Don't rush it.

#CPTSD #complexPTSD #complextrauma #recovery #healing #healingjourney #healthychoices #babysteps #doingthework
Next time you feel agitated because you are falling back into past patterns, remember that simply being aware that you are repeating the past is a sign of progress. Self-awareness comes before the leap forward in your personal transformation. - Yung Pueblo
November 9, 2026 at 8:46 PM
gardenlobster.bsky.social
Just because you weren't hit doesn't mean you weren't abused. It was bad enough, according to your brain.

#narcissist #narcissists #narcissism #narcissisticabuse #narcissisticcult #abuse #abusesurvivor #traumasurvivor #survivorstrong #CPTSD #complexPTSD #complextrauma #healing #healingjourney
Mental abuse is not just calling a person names. It is also ignoring them, invalidating their feelings, giving them the silent treatment, and saying things that to make them doubt their own reality. It is neglecting and not considering their feelings, and basically treating a person like they don't count. It is just as damaging as physical abuse, if not more. - Maria Consiglio
November 9, 2026 at 9:54 PM
gardenlobster.bsky.social
With CPTSD, there's also disturbances in self organization (DSO), self loathing, and self-abandonment that make you think when your abuser blames you that they are correct. Healing helps you see your understanding was misplaced.

#CPTSD #complexPTSD #complextrauma #healing #healingjourney
People with CPTSD can be incredibly forgiving because forgiveness feels safer than confrontation. You understand why they did it. You know they had their own issues. You see their perspective. You give another chance. Then another. Then another. Eventually you realize understanding someone's behavior doesn't mean you have to keep volunteering to experience it.
November 9, 2026 at 5:26 PM
gardenlobster.bsky.social
The bully/abuser script exists in a rut in our brains that's easy for us to fall into. Self blame, belittling, and deprication solidify those neural pathways. The answer is intentional self-compassion. And it takes practice. #noshame

#CPTSD #complexPTSD #complextrauma #healing #babysteps
A safe person won't belittle us for making a mistake - and if we're gonna become "safe" for ourselves, we gotta get out of the habit of belittling ourselves when we make a mistake. Even - especially- if that's what we experienced growing up. - Dr. Glenn Patrick Doyle @DrDoyleSays
November 9, 2026 at 7:26 PM
gardenlobster.bsky.social
Talking to other survivors, I'm not the only one this has happened to. It's another layer of gaslighting by our abusers. Causing not only brain injury, but exacerbating depression & anxiety.

#CPTSD #complexPTSD #complextrauma #healing #healingjourney #abusesurvivor #survivorstrong #mentalhealth
I didn't have "mental health issues." I had unsafe environment issues. And once I escaped that unsafe environment... most of my "mental health issues" were entirely manageable. - Kalen Dion
November 5, 2026 at 9:51 PM
gardenlobster.bsky.social
I am relentlessly hopeful. It's a character flaw core to my being. When I've lost hope, self harm and ideation have crept in. I can't live without hope.

#hope #CPTSD #complexPTSD #complextrauma #recovery #healing #healingjourney #healthychoices #babysteps
Let yourself hope. Not in some touchy feely, abstract, warm & fuzzy way. Let your hope be gritty & realistic. Let it not have to fuck with denial or compartmentalization. Trauma recovery is a dark ride - but the hope that fuels it truly is grounded in science & experience. - Dr. Glenn Patrick Doyle @DrDoyleSays
November 6, 2026 at 3:55 PM
gardenlobster.bsky.social
Healing is not linear. Sometimes you just are where you are. Sometimes you revisit things you thought you were done with. It doesn't mean you're failing at it.

#CPTSD #complexPTSD #complextrauma #recovery #healing #healingjourney #abusesurvivor #traumasurvivor #survivorstrong #babysteps
You don't always have to know what comes next in your journey. Sometimes you just need to be where you are, and know that it's okay to be there. There is so much beauty in accepting yourself, right here, in this moment. No matter what you are working towards, I hope you can always remember that finding peace in the present moment is just as important as the path ahead. - Charlotte Freeman
November 9, 2026 at 4:21 PM