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Something is Brewing/Neglecting My Blog

Jun 15, 2018adminCPTSD Recoverycptsd, daughter of a narcissistic mother, dissociation, emotional flashbacks, hypervigilance, isolation, meditation, social anxiety

Hi all, First of all, thank you for the follow. It is much appreciated. If you have followed me for a while, and if you haven’t already, please make sure you change your bookmark from pokingholesblog.com to cptsdwarrior.com. I have said this before, but it seems when I write I am feeling especially distraught. Having […]

Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers: Identifying What We Are Feeling

Dec 5, 2017Poking Holes2 CommentsCPTSD Recovery, daughters of narcissistic motherscomplex ptsd, cptsd, daughter of a narcissistic mother, donm, emotional flashbacks, feelings, grieving, karyl mcbride, triggered, will i ever be good enough

It is 2:58 am. I am in my office. I came in here to write a blog post, but I keep shuffling papers and journals around and can’t shake this feeling of an impending emotional flashback. I am extremely irritable. I am sad. My self esteem is very low. I feel like I am a […]

Common Symptoms of CPTSD According to Pete Walker

Nov 22, 2017Poking HolesCPTSD Recoveryc-ptsd, complex ptsd, complex trauma, cptsd, cptsd symptoms, emotional flashback management, emotional flashbacks, mindfulness, pete walker, Video

What is CPTSD? CPTSD is a more severe form of PTSD. In his book, Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving, Pete Walker lists the 5 most common features that differentiate CPTSD from PTSD. The 5 most common symptoms of CPTSD: emotional flashbacks toxic shame self abandonment a vicious inner/outer critic social anxiety CPTSD is a […]

When the Narcissistic Mother Hoovers

Apr 5, 2017Poking Holesc-ptsd, children of narcissistic mothers, Children of Narcissistic parents, complex post traumatic stress disorder, cptsd, CPTSD Recovery, daughters of narcissistic mothers, dysfunctional families, family dysfunction, golden child, healing, mindfulness, Narcissism, Narcissistic Abuse, narcissistic abuse recovery, narcissistic families, Narcissistic Grandmother, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, No Contact, Videoanxiety, depression, emotional flashbacks, hoovering, mental health, my story, narcissistic mother, narcissistic mothers, no contact, story time, youtube

I got a text from my narcissistic mother on Sunday. I haven’t received any communication from her for over a year because I had her blocked from my phone. Somehow, she got through anyway. I am feeling very triggered by this. I keep catching myself getting pulled into an emotional flashback several times a day. […]

CPTSD Recovery: Managing Emotional Flashbacks

Mar 15, 2017Poking HolesCPTSD Recovery, daughters of narcissistic mothers, dysfunctional families, family dysfunction, Narcissism, Narcissistic Abuse, narcissistic abuse recovery, narcissistic families, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Videochild abuse, childhood trauma, complex post traumatic stress disorder, complex ptsd, cptsd, cptsd symptoms, daughter of a narcissistic mother, dissociation, emotional flashbacks, physical abuse, splitting

In this vlog I discuss the importance of being able to recognize when you are having an emotional flashback. I discuss a little more about the kinds of abuse I endured as a child. I also discuss dissociation and the fact that I may have dissociated as a small child to block out the times […]

Antidepressants for CPTSD – Controversial Subject?

Feb 22, 2017Poking HolesCPTSD Recoveryantidepressants, anxiety, complex post traumatic stress disorder, complex ptsd, complex trauma, cptsd, cptst symptoms, daughter of narcissistic mother, depression, donm, emotional flashbacks, golden child, mental health, Narcissistic Abuse, narcissistic mothers, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, social anxiety, ssris, therapy, trigger, Video, vlog, youtube

I recently posted a video on my youtube channel that was a catch up video, and in that video I talked about the latest hoovering attempt by my golden child sister, self care, and future video content ideas. Link to the video is located at the end of blog post. I also talk about antidepressants […]

CPTSD Recovery & Emotional Flashbacks

Oct 27, 2016Poking HolesCPTSD Recovery, crochet therapy, Videoasmr, childhood trauma, complex ptsd, cptsd, craft therapy, crochet, daughters of narcissistic mothers, emotional flashbacks, healing, mindfulness, my story, Narcissistic Abuse, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, no contact, poking holes, recovery, Symptoms of CPTSD, youtube

It’s been one year of no contact between myself and the narcissistic mother. I have only had contact in the past year with one sister, but sadly that also ended last month. I have basically been mourning for a family that lives in the same small town that I do. Weird, but also necessary. I […]

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