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Complex PTSD - from surviving to thriving
Jan. 10th, 2022 03:25 pmBook by Pete Walker, who was the first proponent of the Fawn Response (I think). Just notes before I take it back late to the library.
Right brain dissociation (commonly associated with the Freeze Response). Disconnect from abandonment pain, protect from risky social interaction. Dissociate into long bouts of sleep, shopping, gaming. May have or appear to have ADD. Project their imperfections onto others.
Left brain dissociation leans towards obsessing and ruminating.
The Look - in most cases is the facial expression that typically accompanies contempt. For me this is often someone doing passive aggressive shit. Eye rolling and sighing and stuff. Or there's this little expression I've labelled "posh pissy" where they just compress their face up to look down their nose. I think my mum probably did the first of those. I think people aren't conscious of it most of the time - very few people set out to be an arsehole. But it's always got them subconscious results so they keep using it. Noted as a common trigger of emotional flashbacks.
"For many survivors, self-medication is a matter of degree".
That's it. I'll probably either re-borrow the book or get my own copy. Which is the point of libraries.
Right brain dissociation (commonly associated with the Freeze Response). Disconnect from abandonment pain, protect from risky social interaction. Dissociate into long bouts of sleep, shopping, gaming. May have or appear to have ADD. Project their imperfections onto others.
Left brain dissociation leans towards obsessing and ruminating.
The Look - in most cases is the facial expression that typically accompanies contempt. For me this is often someone doing passive aggressive shit. Eye rolling and sighing and stuff. Or there's this little expression I've labelled "posh pissy" where they just compress their face up to look down their nose. I think my mum probably did the first of those. I think people aren't conscious of it most of the time - very few people set out to be an arsehole. But it's always got them subconscious results so they keep using it. Noted as a common trigger of emotional flashbacks.
"For many survivors, self-medication is a matter of degree".
That's it. I'll probably either re-borrow the book or get my own copy. Which is the point of libraries.
