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gardenlobster.bsky.social
A year ago queuing with random players terrified me, and I would've let a poor performance ruin my night. The self-loathing would've taken over. I didn't let it tonight. I'm really proud of that!

#CPTSD #complexPTSD #complextrauma #recovery #healing #healingjourney #babysteps #healthychoices
November 3, 2026 at 3:13 AM
gardenlobster.bsky.social
It doesn't work & is a waste of time. I have nothing to prove to anyone else and my ability to maintain relationships with people that hurt me proves only that I was set up to endure abuse by other abusers.

#CPTSD #complexPTSD #complextrauma #abusesurvivor #healing #healingjourney #survivorstrong
I am deeply uninterested in spending the second half of my life proving how much I can endure. - unknown
November 2, 2026 at 9:55 PM
gardenlobster.bsky.social
It happens slowly. One day you can't imagine having made excuses for how that person treated you. You can't imagine not ending an abusive relationship when a year ago the thought of any relationship ending was terrifying. You respect yourself.

#CPTSD #complexPTSD #complextrauma #healingjourney
I hope the light in your eyes is restored and you have reasons to love life and want to actively be a part of it again. I hope one day you wake up and life doesn't feel heavy, strange, or difficult to participate in, and you are able to breathe again.
November 2, 2026 at 8:55 PM
gardenlobster.bsky.social
I can make light of what happened to me as part of #healing. I'm also allowed to punch up at my oppressors and abusers.

#narcissist #narcissisticabuse #narcissisticcult #narcissism #abusesurvivor #traumasurvivor #survivorstrong #CPTSD #complexPTSD #complextrauma #healingjourney
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November 2, 2026 at 6:39 PM
gardenlobster.bsky.social
#Derealization & #depersonalization are forms of #dissociation common in those with #CPTSD. I tend towards depersonalization most of the time, more as though I'm floaty or don't really exist (an attachment #trauma indicator).

#complexPTSD #complextrauma #healing #healingjourney
How do I know if I'm dissociating? By Mindful.brains Derealization - Feeling unfamiliar with your surroundings - Surroundings appear blurry, distorted, two-dimensional, or colorless - Feeling as though the world isn't real - Feeling disconnected from people as if you were separated by a glass wall - The sense that the distance, the size, & the shape of objects are distorted Depersonalization - Perceiving your body as a foreign object or not belonging to you - Feeling like you're outside your body - Feeling disconnected from your own mind, body, or self - The sense that your body, legs, or arms appear distorted, enlarged, or shrunken - Feeling detached from your emotions as if you were a robot
November 2, 2026 at 4:39 PM
gardenlobster.bsky.social
If you're a victim of a narcissist, they will "both sides" you only enough to cause public confusion over who the victim is. They won't admit playing any part specifically.

#narcissist #narcissism #narcissisticabuse #narcissisticcult #CPTSD #complexPTSD #complextrauma #abuserfacts #narcissistfacts
A narcissist will never... never,never, never. Never, never, NEVER... admit they were the cause or at fault. They will always blame their victim. It's as certain as death and taxes.
November 2, 2026 at 2:13 PM
martinpratt.bsky.social
“the best way to understand whether a young person in care might be struggling with PTSD symptoms is to be ensuring that we're screening for PTSD symptoms”

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#ChildMentalHealth #ComplexPTSD #PTSD
A longitudinal study of cognitive predictors of (complex)…
Dr. Rachel Hiller gives a video abstract of her paper 'A longitudinal study of cognitive predictors of (complex) post‐traumatic stress in young people in out‐of‐home care' first published in Journal of Child…
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November 1, 2026 at 6:16 PM
gardenlobster.bsky.social
We hold pain until we process it. The only way out is through. #Trauma is not a skippable cutscene.

#CPTSD #complexPTSD #complextrauma #PTSD #recovery #healing #healingjourney #abusesurvivor #survivorstrong #traumasurvivor
October 31, 2026 at 3:12 AM
gardenlobster.bsky.social
This was extremely helpful advice I got from my therapist when I first started. It was a powerful tool that helped me claw my way out of abject despair early this summer. Highly recommend!

#depression #mentalhealth #hope #CPTSD #complexPTSD #complextrauma #healing #healingjourney #keepgoing
twloha.bsky.social TWLOHA @twloha.bsky.social · 4d
Find one thing you can look forward to. Make that thing for yourself if you need to. Starting a new book. Trying a new recipe. Exploring a new park. Give yourself future moments that help you keep moving forward.
October 30, 2026 at 9:49 PM
gardenlobster.bsky.social
Oof. This is another toughie. This one's about stepping into your own power. You have a right to exist. Right now. Own it. You don't have to earn it. We have to show up for ourselves. We can permit ourselves to be.

#CPTSD #complexPTSD #complextrauma #healing #recovery #healingjourney #babysteps
Over-explaining is a subtle sign that you still seek permission to exist as you are.
October 30, 2026 at 8:26 PM
gardenlobster.bsky.social
#Self-validation is something I'm working on. The need for external validation often stems from infancy or childhood where our feelings or needs weren't acknowledged or were denied by caregivers.

#CPTSD #complexPTSD #complextrauma #recovery #healing #healingjourney #healthychoices #babysteps
Self-validation sounds like: 1. Okay, that actually hurt. 2. Yeah...I didn't love that. 3. I'm allowed to be annoyed about this. 4. That was a big deal. 5. That was a lot for me. 6. Honestly, I handled that pretty well. 7. I can be disappointed and still be okay. 8. I don't need everyone else to get it. 9. I'm not overreacting. I'm just having a reaction. 10. I'm allowed to need a minute. - @thattherapistifollow
October 30, 2026 at 6:18 PM
ellentift.bsky.social
Think of PTSD as a photograph of a specific terrible moment. C-PTSD is more like a film that played on a loop, frame after frame, until it changed the way you see yourself and the world.

— Ellen Tift, There's a Word for That
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#CPTSD #ComplexPTSD #PTSD #ComplexTrauma #TraumaHealing
October 30, 2026 at 6:04 PM
gardenlobster.bsky.social
Believing you deserve good things when you have #CPTSD is hard. It's possible to get there, though. It starts with understanding you're not deserving of bad things.

#complexPTSD #complextrauma #recovery #healing #abusesurvivor #traumasurvivor #survivorstrong #healingjourney
You deserve a life where your nervous system is not always preparing for impact. You deserve rooms that do not belittle you. You deserve love that lets your body believe it is safe.
October 30, 2026 at 5:16 PM
gardenlobster.bsky.social
My numbers have been shit this week. We went out last night and my head doesn't quite hurt, but it is telling me I didn't drink enough water last night. So I'm keeping my fucks to myself. I'm letting go of #perfectionism.

#CPTSD #complexPTSD #complextrauma #healing #babysteps #healingjourney
October 30, 2026 at 4:14 PM
gardenlobster.bsky.social
I am learning more about who I am. I'm more of an optimist than I realized. But I don't do toxic positivity. I wear my heart on my sleeve and that includes the whole spectrum of emotions. Authenticity over deception.

#CPTSD #complexPTSD #complextrauma #recovery #healing #healingjourney #babysteps
Nothing but (positive vibes is crossed out) real human emotions
October 30, 2026 at 3:01 PM
gardenlobster.bsky.social
My work against #self-abandonment and #peoplepleasing behavior is something I'm particularly proud of. I'm no longer trying to be who others want me to be. I'm learning & loving who I really am.

#CPTSD #complexPTSD #complextrauma #recovery #healing #healingjourney #babysteps #healthychoices
You can't make everyone happy. - SelfLoveRainbow
October 30, 2026 at 1:52 PM
gardenlobster.bsky.social
I am happy to be free of their control. I'm proud to be someone with the capacity for real empathy. I may make mistakes, but I will always aim to do the next right thing, the next healthy thing for me.

#CPTSD #complexPTSD #complextrauma #recovery #healing #healingjourney #healthychoices #babysteps
In the present moment, connect with your heart and find safety in knowing that you are nothing like your abusers. - Patrick Teahan
October 29, 2026 at 8:36 PM
gardenlobster.bsky.social
I'm beginning to take the actions & attitudes to love & respect myself, but I've got a ways to go. It's work I'm proud of, and work I'm going to continue.

#CPTSD #complexPTSD #complextrauma #abusesurvivor #survivorstrong #recovery #healing #healingjourney #healthychoices #babysteps #doingthework
Being yourself & loving yourself- not just in the abstract, touchy feely "feeling" sense, but in the concrete, behavioral sense- is hardcore rebellion against the bullies & abusers who tried to shame & pressure you out of your own identity. That's real, not metaphorical. You rebel. - Dr. Glenn Patrick Doyle @DrDoyleSays
October 29, 2026 at 7:36 PM
gardenlobster.bsky.social
The last year has been a nightmare for my family. I don't wish what we've been through on anyone else. Except abusers.

#CPTSD #complexPTSD #complextrauma #mentalhealth #depression #narcissist #narcissism #narcissisticabuse #narcissisticcult #abusesurvivor #survivorstrong #healing #healingjourney
Abusers will hold grudges against you for surviving the hell they put you through.
October 29, 2026 at 5:28 PM
gardenlobster.bsky.social
This reel is kinda long, but I followed immediately. 💜

#CPTSD #complexPTSD #complextrauma #recovery #healing #healingjourney #healthychoices #babysteps #keepgoing
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October 29, 2026 at 4:28 PM
gardenlobster.bsky.social
Abusers fear losing power & control to the truth.
#DARVO #abuse #postseparationabuse #retaliation #intimidation #bullying #CPTSD #complexPTSD #complextrauma #narcissist #narcissism #narcissisticabuse #narcissisticcult #abusesurvivor #traumasurvivor #survivorstrong #healing #healingjourney #keepgoing
Your voice is powerful, and that's why they're trying to silence you.
October 29, 2026 at 3:32 PM
gardenlobster.bsky.social
The tribalism that comes from being a group of bullies punching down at a victim can feel like comradery, but it's power & control.

#bullying #narcissism #flyingmonkeys #narcissisticabuse #narcissisticcult #CPTSD #complexPTSD #complextrauma #healing #healingjourney #abusesurvivor #survivorstrong
If you want to know who the bully is and who the victim is, pay attention to who stands alone. The victim is often left isolated, while the bully has a whole crowd behind them, laughing along and encouraging the behavior.
October 29, 2026 at 2:37 PM
gardenlobster.bsky.social
People often participate in bullying to feel belonging. I did. It was wrong.

#collectivecruelty #relationalaggression #abuse #bullying #flyingmonkeys #narcissisticabuse #narcissisticcult #abusesurvivor #traumasurvivor #survivorstrong #CPTSD #complexPTSD #complextrauma #healing #healingjourney
A group of people can collectively ruin an innocent person's life and still have the audacity to believe they're all good people. And perhaps the most disturbing part is that none of them has to feel responsible, because they've convinced themselves that whatever little part they played wasn't enough to make them guilty.
October 29, 2026 at 1:30 PM
gardenlobster.bsky.social
Some abusers are deadly, and not just the "I want this abuse to make you so miserable you off yourself" kind like mine. Be safe out there, #abusesurvivor fam! If you're safe, don't be ashamed to tell the truth. The abuse wasn't your fault.
#CPTSD #complexPTSD #complextrauma #healing #healingjourney
You are allowed to talk about what they did to you and how it hurt you. It doesn't matter how they feel about you talking about it, if they wanted people to think better of them, then they should have been better.
October 29, 2026 at 12:25 PM
gardenlobster.bsky.social
The sad fact is, abusers generally get away with it. I'm not holding my breath for accountability.

#bullying #narcissist #narcissism #narcissisticabuse #narcissisticcult #abusesurvivor #traumasurvivor #survivorstrong #CPTSD #complexPTSD #complextrauma #recovery #healing #healingjourney
Imagine being out here saying "If you have no friends the problem is you" when... Psychology actually says that having no friends is often a survival response that happens as a result of traumatic social exclusion, covert bullying, or child abuse. And that the people most likely to be doing the harm are often surrounded by a group of enablers.
October 28, 2026 at 8:14 PM