Getting Triggered During the Holidays: Why Christmas CPTSD Triggers Happen and Ways to Cope

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The holidays can really suck when you find yourself dealing with mental health issues alongside all the merriness and celebration. In this video, I talk about holiday triggers, including why they seem so omnipresent and how to deal with them. Everyone's triggers are different, but, by way of example, I also share my own personal experiences and specific situations that can act as triggers for me.
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@cinemaocd1752 7 ай бұрын

i've been going back to revisit some old stories I wrote about 25 years ago, biographical, angsty things, not where I am now, but not bad. It was amazing how many of them were set at Christmas. Your point about the sense memories of Christmas is spot on. Travel was fraught, we drove and my mom was afraid of the car, or on the train, across upper midwest in December, often ill while traveling and being completely on the point of an ER visit in a gas station bathroom. So I refuse to go back in winter and it's a sticking point. My mom has never received a gift graciously in her life and this year I went through my same loop tying myself in knots over presents, that put me back six months of what I'm thinking of a recovery. But I have appointments with my therapists after the holiday and my contact is limited for this year at least. I have my own family around me and she is with her partner and his family. She may be happier there and I need to get over the fact that I'm not the only person in her life, even though I'm an only child. I have started to think of this in terms of a co depency that I want to break. I can only do my part. I don't want to repeat this...generational trauma ends with me. Thank you, thank you, thank you for the reminder to have self kindness. :)

@fromjenn 7 ай бұрын

CinemaOCD, I’m just so impressed by how self-aware you seem and the boundaries you’ve set, even if the same behavioral loops appear from time to time. (Can we ever completely escape those things? I’m not sure. Maybe we just get better at recovering.) Ending the generational trauma is huge. I wish I’d gotten help when my son was younger, but I’m hopeful we at least made progress.

@katenoone6296 7 ай бұрын

I do have a lot of negative childhood holiday thoughts. However, most of my pain comes from unrealized dreams. My only family is my mom and I am grateful for that- but I always dreamed of husband kids nieces nephews friends family. I’m too old for that now and it hurts. I just medicate and get thru another empty day.

@fromjenn 7 ай бұрын

I hear your pain and am sending you so much love on this Christmas Day, Kate. I’m wishing you peace and ease.