Posted by HappyChaiTea on February 16, 2009, at 23:10:21
In reply to Re: Being heard and getting support » wittgensteinz, posted by HappyChaiTea on February 16, 2009, at 22:55:37
I also want to add that those with PTSD who have had a childhood of torture and abuse, like me might have very keen sense of safety triggers.
When I read Jammer's posts, and not understand what she is trying to say because it feel like it is written in code or something, my safety triggers flag me down big time. I am sure she is not meaning any harm or distress, but not knowing the unknown is frightening.
It reminds me of my mom when she used to tell I did something wrong, and I had no idea what she was talking about, I tried my hardest not to do whatever I was doing to make her stop abusing me. My T and I talked a great extent about the things I used to do just to avoid being tortured, and it did keep me safe some of the time, but not always. I feel most of the time, there were not justifiable reasons to hurt me, but the fear of not knowing, scares me, and triggers me. So when things are being spoke to me "in code" a code I don't understand, I feel fear and a sense of threatening safety. Usually, my fears are reasonable, since I am very instinctual, I can read my environment very well.
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