I was going through a lot when I participated in this video. I was in between lives, and had lost my roots. I had to move home all of a sudden, and some months earlier, I deleted all my social media accounts, thus losing all the friends I'd accrued from over the years during online activity. I am still struggling with PTSD every day, but my diagnosis has become more complex, to include psychosis and dissociation, which roughly began when this video was filmed. Had I known at the time, I would have applied to appear in the videos on schizophrenia and dissociation. I just didn't know what was in store for me though. I think that Mind are a wonderful charity, and I look forward to working with them again in the near future.
I am an avid #MentalHealthAwareness advocate and performer, and I love this so much. I travel the country trying to bring that awareness on stages, in classrooms, hospitals, and on my RUclips channel, so I get excited when I see other advocates. 💙❤
so Im in the library at university in a computer and there is people around me.. Its very hard to concentrate and be absorbed with my work and just think. I listen to other people and think that they are talking about me or to me. and I end up feeling different... thats one of my traumas...
I realize what my triggers are, but how do I handle them when they come up if they're unavoidable, like.... something that I am told to do but I really don't want to do it, but I have to do it like if someone comes over and I have to go out there and say hello. I have problems not being able to have a choice on whether or not to do something that may not seem like a big deal to others. when I was with my ex, I didn't get to choose when and where we had sex or what sex acts I did and did not want to do. So when I have to do something where I don't have a choice on whether or not to do it, how should I handle it so as not to be triggered?
I've found it's pointless trying to run away from triggers or trying to be less affected by something (triggers are out of our control essentially) - however what one can do is change the way they react to the trigger. We are so used to responding with judgment (ie. "Why am I feeling like this? What's wrong with me?") - instead try acknowledging the sensations those triggers bring about in your body (ie. "I understand you're feeling scared/anxious/fearful/guilty/angry, and that's okay. I'm here."). Think about why you're choosing to do something; for yourself? for work? for the pleasure of others? We may feel obligated/conditioned to not feel like we have a choice, when in reality we do. The sexual abuse from your ex is example enough of people taking pleasure for themselves without regard for your well being (aka. toxic abusers). My advice would be to start changing how you think about regarding the things you "have" to do and the things that you need done to grow in your happiness. A lot of social norms are conditioned ways of being, "You should do this for me, you should do this for them, blah blah," & I've found relief in letting go of those ridiculous conditions. I hope this helps, there's tons of stuff online for trigger help!
Any loud noise i either freeze or search the room...I'm high vigelant all the time...I'm very paronoide all the time...I don't like the dark...Unless I'm with someone...I'm very jumpy...I have found working out at the gym is good for me...Some people seem to think cause I was gropped it doesnt count as sexual assualt cause i wasn't raped...But it could of turned into that...because the way the guy was...People think i cant have PTSD cause of this...sexual assualt triggered the PTSD...Bullying & being in several toxic relasonships added to it...
By "people" I can only assume you mean non qualified people, like alleged mates etc?? But whichever, I would argue it isn't the experience itself which traumatizes a person, it's the effect of it. For some, they could have a spider crawl over their arm and they'd just flick it off. For me, I would go "mental". screaming, shaking, sweating and wanting to incinerate the whole house to be sure of getting rid of the thing. As such, the psychological effect on you PERSONALLY to getting sexually assaulted cannot be quantified on some sort of scale of how bad it is, or what have you. It's purely down to how it affected you at the time and ever afterwards. All I can say to you is to try not to have too many people in your life who cannot accept you for being you and nothing else. Because if they think you are not good enough in your natural state, then you can never be good enough acting as though you are someone or something else. We're all at our best, when we are true to, and of, ourselves. Best of luck!!
No comments about the fantastic work MAPS have done with the most severe patients of PTSD?!?!? Have these been edited away or do that many people really not know about it? If the latter is true, then I would urge anyone with a mental illness of any kind to check out MAPS and the work they do. But when you read about it, keep an open mind as I dare say there will be those with a preordained set of views regarding certain things and before they even get to find out the results of their work, they'll give up and label it in a negative manner.
I was going through a lot when I participated in this video. I was in between lives, and had lost my roots. I had to move home all of a sudden, and some months earlier, I deleted all my social media accounts, thus losing all the friends I'd accrued from over the years during online activity. I am still struggling with PTSD every day, but my diagnosis has become more complex, to include psychosis and dissociation, which roughly began when this video was filmed. Had I known at the time, I would have applied to appear in the videos on schizophrenia and dissociation. I just didn't know what was in store for me though. I think that Mind are a wonderful charity, and I look forward to working with them again in the near future.
This was one of the most hardest things I have done . But it was unimaginably enlightening. Thank you.
I thought you did really well! Hope all is well with you, kind regards, Larry :)
hats off. thank you all so much for this video.
I have PTSD and EMDR is being the GREAT solution to take my nervous system to normality again
Oh my gosh, Maisie was only in Sixth Form [like me], it's depressing to see how many people and at how young an age people are getting this...
I am an avid #MentalHealthAwareness advocate and performer, and I love this so much. I travel the country trying to bring that awareness on stages, in classrooms, hospitals, and on my RUclips channel, so I get excited when I see other advocates. 💙❤
Love these types of videos!
so Im in the library at university in a computer and there is people around me.. Its very hard to concentrate and be absorbed with my work and just think. I listen to other people and think that they are talking about me or to me. and I end up feeling different... thats one of my traumas...
Thank you for this video, it helped a lot.
I realize what my triggers are, but how do I handle them when they come up if they're unavoidable, like.... something that I am told to do but I really don't want to do it, but I have to do it like if someone comes over and I have to go out there and say hello. I have problems not being able to have a choice on whether or not to do something that may not seem like a big deal to others. when I was with my ex, I didn't get to choose when and where we had sex or what sex acts I did and did not want to do. So when I have to do something where I don't have a choice on whether or not to do it, how should I handle it so as not to be triggered?
I've found it's pointless trying to run away from triggers or trying to be less affected by something (triggers are out of our control essentially) - however what one can do is change the way they react to the trigger. We are so used to responding with judgment (ie. "Why am I feeling like this? What's wrong with me?") - instead try acknowledging the sensations those triggers bring about in your body (ie. "I understand you're feeling scared/anxious/fearful/guilty/angry, and that's okay. I'm here."). Think about why you're choosing to do something; for yourself? for work? for the pleasure of others? We may feel obligated/conditioned to not feel like we have a choice, when in reality we do. The sexual abuse from your ex is example enough of people taking pleasure for themselves without regard for your well being (aka. toxic abusers). My advice would be to start changing how you think about regarding the things you "have" to do and the things that you need done to grow in your happiness. A lot of social norms are conditioned ways of being, "You should do this for me, you should do this for them, blah blah," & I've found relief in letting go of those ridiculous conditions. I hope this helps, there's tons of stuff online for trigger help!
Rehana C. Thanks so much!
Any loud noise i either freeze or search the room...I'm high vigelant all the time...I'm very paronoide all the time...I don't like the dark...Unless I'm with someone...I'm very jumpy...I have found working out at the gym is good for me...Some people seem to think cause I was gropped it doesnt count as sexual assualt cause i wasn't raped...But it could of turned into that...because the way the guy was...People think i cant have PTSD cause of this...sexual assualt triggered the PTSD...Bullying & being in several toxic relasonships added to it...
By "people" I can only assume you mean non qualified people, like alleged mates etc?? But whichever, I would argue it isn't the experience itself which traumatizes a person, it's the effect of it. For some, they could have a spider crawl over their arm and they'd just flick it off. For me, I would go "mental". screaming, shaking, sweating and wanting to incinerate the whole house to be sure of getting rid of the thing. As such, the psychological effect on you PERSONALLY to getting sexually assaulted cannot be quantified on some sort of scale of how bad it is, or what have you. It's purely down to how it affected you at the time and ever afterwards. All I can say to you is to try not to have too many people in your life who cannot accept you for being you and nothing else. Because if they think you are not good enough in your natural state, then you can never be good enough acting as though you are someone or something else. We're all at our best, when we are true to, and of, ourselves. Best of luck!!
Great video.
No comments about the fantastic work MAPS have done with the most severe patients of PTSD?!?!? Have these been edited away or do that many people really not know about it?
If the latter is true, then I would urge anyone with a mental illness of any kind to check out MAPS and the work they do. But when you read about it, keep an open mind as I dare say there will be those with a preordained set of views regarding certain things and before they even get to find out the results of their work, they'll give up and label it in a negative manner.