The System of Meaning CPTSD Provides Us (Part 2)
CPTSD Medicine Podcast
English - May 05, 2023 14:41 - 45 minutes - 63.1 MBSelf-Improvement Education Kids & Family parenting personaldevelopment relationships trauma complexttrauma mentalhealth psychology selfimprovement therapy traumarecovery Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Welcome back to another installment of our ongoing exploration of the big symptom categories of complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD). In this special episode, which was recorded live on Instagram, we explore the fifth symptom category of CPTSD: the loss of a system of meaning. In part one of this discussion (which I encourage you to go back and listen to), I explain why I believe this is one of the most inaccurate ways to describe a CPTSD symptom. In fact, we develop a complex and well-defined meaning-making system in response to a threat to our attachment context. Today, we look at that system of meaning, what you can do to meet yourself within it, and ultimately, how you can find your way out of it. We also delve into how you can correct the mistakes your Protective Parts made when trying to find meaning in trauma in a restorative way that is not re-traumatizing. Finally, I walk you through a grounding practice of self-energy, source energy, and affirmation. As a survivor listening to this, as a human with CPTSD, I want to help you understand what you’ve been tasked with as you embark on your recovery journey. So, for deeper insight into the joys of unburdening yourself of Protective Part shadow energy, finding your “inner light,” and reclaiming your personal power, be sure to join me today!
Key Points From This Episode:
Why the “loss of a system of meaning” is an inaccurate symptom category of CPTSD.
Insight into the important but misguided function of our protective parts.
The meaning-making system we develop when faced with a threat to our attachment context.
How to meet yourself within that system (and find your way out using your “inner light.”)
The task of unburdening yourself of all non-native energy and amplifying your self-energy.
Why modifying your thinking and belief systems doesn’t work for CPTSD recovery.
Important strategies for holding your own energy and releasing frequencies of shame.
Ways to tap into frequencies of trust and conviction.
Learning to identify the different energetic signatures of our protective parts.
A reminder that you are not broken or flawed: you are burdened by energy.
The importance cycle of witnessing and validating from a space of self-energy.
When you can begin to work on compassionate, loving thought correction.
How to get a free self-energy study guide from 5 Circuits of Healing Power.
Closing with a grounding practice of self-energy and source energy.
Tweetables:
“The idea that the Protective Parts of us don’t have a meaning system is wildly inaccurate. In fact, they have developed a very well-articulated, well-versed meaning system around [the idea that] ’something is wrong with the human I inhabit.’” — Tanner Wallace [0:03:02]
“The one task you have in recovery from complex trauma is to unburden your system of all non-native energy such that you can amplify your self-energy, which allows you to be in a place of personal power and self-leadership to make all the decisions in your life.” — Tanner Wallace [0:12:02]
“We’re not flawed. We’re not broken. We’re running about 18 different energies [depending on what] time of day it is and whoever is in our relational field. Cleaning this up is a matter of amplifying self-energy.” — Tanner Wallace [0:28:56]
“Love is what transmutes trauma. Love heals trauma.” — Tanner Wallace [0:32:46]
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
The System of Meaning CPTSD Provides Us (Part 1)
‘What Is Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)?’