Spacebun-bun.
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Honestly, I think I'm done with this, for now anyway. I might come back to it, I might not, but this was the other book that confirmed my ex husband is a narcissist, so, um, yay
Horrible book, but now I know for certain my in-laws are narcissists… and so's my husband!
So I left.
determine which of the 4F responses you primarily use:
"yes"
Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat; one in five …
Yeah, this is definitely the whole dynamic that's been going on for the last 6+ years. There are stories in this book that are so familiar I have to wonder if I'm being watched.
I've had to use some of the strategies already. Too soon to see if it will make a difference.
Look, it's time to figure out this whole narcissistic abuse situation as a last ditch effort to fix some other shit.
i hate this book
Look, I really enjoyed this up until it set me a bunch of wanking homework because I have way too much ADHD to test out all the different techniques and methods, like do I print out a list or something?
Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuck
Took me a while to actually finish reading this, because… well… I think the book's subject might provide some clue. But it was a very helpful book about how trauma works, what the symptoms are, what that means for daily life, and some idea on healing it.
Not a practical guide for healing anything though, nor for learning Somatic Experiencing. Not REALLY, anyway. Even if I did slightly do something that helped after trying to capture the general "vibe" of what had been described.
I bought it to learn how to dial the rotary phone but I'm staying for the feminism
Hmmmm… I should get back to this one. I felt like I needed to take notes… so I stopped…
The vestibular input thing has come in handy though.
Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath …
"Reading is fun!" I said, "I have some past trauma though, so I might read this. Perhaps it's not resolved yet."
"Yes" said my autonomic nervous system, demonstrating the collapse response.
Excellent book about trauma and the body. Triggered me a couple of times, which was… unexpected. But also gave me a path forward, and has already helped me begin to heal.
