#trauma psychology

[er-cryptid]

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[that-gay-jedi]

Disability often comes with a massive rearranging of identity, even when there's little or no change to one's physical appearance. For Anakin this coincided with the absolute shattering of his identity that was 1. Operation Knightfall and 2. Mustafar, and with the reforging of one's identity traditional of Sith apprentices. To further disrupt his prior identity, he now essentially has two bodies- the metal monster seen by the outside world, and the injured remnants of his organic body spending so much time in bacta.

So, like with any radical alteration of identity, there's going to be an inevitable transition phase, which may be long or short, and I'm willing to bet his definitely lasted longer than initially recovering from surgery and physically adapting to the suit.

It's no wonder he no longer sees himself as human, especially since Palpatine had total control over his entire transition phase. That's... well, so there are certain psychological effects of abuse that almost exclusively happen to children because adults who endure the same mistreatment already have a formed identity. But the identity of an adult can still be disrupted or even dissolved in various ways.  And one common model of the process of indoctrination into a cult is that a person's previous identity and worldview are systemically "unfrozen", molded to fit the cult, and then "refrozen." The Sith are generally thought of as a cult.

The fact that he can even remember Anakin Skywalker at all, let alone still be him, and eventually shoulder the guilt well enough to come back to the light- just, Jesus fucking Christ. Pals, I could not.

#anakin skywalker #darth vader #revenge of the sith #sw rots #disabled vader #disability in fiction #disability in sw #indoctrination #anakin's fall #grief #identity disruption #everyone stop ignoring the fact that vaderkin is disabled challenge 2k22 #trauma psychology #sheev palpatine #darth sidious #sidious you sick fuck die in a cheap hotel fire #star wars #the chosen one #cult programming #psychological abuse #emotional abuse #sw meta #meta

[cinnamoncountess]

Has someone read this and could establish further references to the show? 🧐

#1899 #1899 spoilers #it feels rather relevant #the body remembers #babette rothschild #trauma psychology

[livingfictionsystem]

A lot of pop psychology gets thrown around and since I already have a headache, here's preventing you lot from making it worse.

Love-bombing: A manipulation tactic of increasing affection and grand gestures before or after doing something abusive, specifically to weasel one's way out of consequences.

What it is not: A streak of affection and generosity towards friends/loved ones.

Trauma-bonding: Knowingly traumatizing someone to take advantage of their vulnerable state, to then act like the "hero" or the one who cheers them up.

What it is not: Bonding over similar traumas.

Gaslighting: *Knowingly* convincing someone they cannot trust their own perception of a situation in pursuit of one's own narrative.

What it is not: Misaligned perception of events.

Narcissist: Someone afflicted with Narcissistic Personality Disorder, a traumagenic cluster B disorder, that struggles with self-obsession, paranoia, craving validity from the public, delusions of grandeur, and social disconnection.

It is not: Your rubbish ex that cheated on you.

Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.

-Xanthe

#pop psychology #love bombing #npd #actually npd #narcissist #trauma bonding #gaslighting

[starfishinthedistance]

I talk to many people who say things like "oh I have trauma but I don't have PTSD", but then when I talk to them a little more I realize that they most likely do, they just can't recognize it as such due to how lacking PTSD awareness is, even beyond the whole "it's not just a veteran's disorder" thing.

The main reason they think they don't have PTSD usually has to do with flashbacks and nightmares, either they have one but not the other or have neither. But here's the thing, those are only two symptoms out of the 23-odd recognized symptoms. Flashbacks and nightmares are two of the five symptoms under Criterion B (Intrusion), which you only need one of for a diagnosis. The other three symptoms are unwanted upsetting memories, emotional distress after being reminded of trauma and physical reactivity after being reminded of trauma (i.e. shaking, sweating, heart racing, feeling sick, nauseous or faint, etc). Therefore you can have both flashbacks and nightmares, one but not the other, or neither and still have PTSD.

In fact, a lot of the reasons people give me for why they don't think they have PTSD are literally a part of the diagnostic criteria.

"Oh, I can barely remember most parts of my trauma anyway." Criterion D (Negative Alterations in Cognition and Mood) includes inability to recall key features of the trauma.

"Oh but I don't get upset about my trauma that often because I avoid thinking of it or being around things that remind me of it most of the time." Criterion C (Avoidance) includes avoiding trauma-related thoughts or feelings and avoiding trauma-related external reminders, and you literally cannot get diagnosed if you don't have at least one of those two symptoms.

"Oh I just have trouble getting to sleep or staying asleep, but I don't have nightmares." Criterion E (Alterations in Arousal and Reactivity) includes difficulting sleeping outside of nightmares.

"But I didn't have many/any trauma symptoms until a long time after the trauma happened." There's literally an entire specification for that.

Really it just shows how despite being one of the most well-known mental illnesses, people really don't know much about PTSD. If you have trauma, I ask you to at least look at the criteria before you decide you don't have PTSD. Hell, even if you don't have trauma, look at the criteria anyway because there are so many symptoms in there that just are not talked about.

PTSD awareness is not just about flashbacks and nightmares.

#ptsd #post traumatic stress disorder #cptsd #complex post traumatic stress disorder #complex ptsd #trauma #actually ptsd #actually cptsd #mental illness #mental health #mental health awareness #ptsd awareness #cptsd awareness #neurodivergent #ptsd thoughts #awareness #important #mentally ill #actually mentally ill #psychology

[chihirolovebot]

on a real note that bit near the end of the video was genuinely haunting. hearing somerton talk about how gay writers are erased from history was one thing (with all the irony being that he stepped on the backs of numerous underpaid, underprivileged and uncredited queer writers to build his youtube channel) but when h revealed it wasn't even somerton's quote in the first place? the worst, most crushing sort of irony. how do you lament about the erasure of gay people and gay writers in history... whilst erasing a gay writer and taking his words as your own?

#it's genuinely unconscionable and its given me a lot to think about #i found somerton through his video essay on killing stalking #one of my favourite psychological horrors #i was overjoyed to find someone who seemed to recognise it for the dark character study of trauma and abuse that it was #and not a love story #now all i want to do is go back to that video and search up the phrases in google #to see who really wrote those words and phrases that got to me so deeply #fuck man . what a disappointment #james somerton #hbomberguy #veetxt

[gefuehlsgelaehmt]

being with someone that heals your inner child >>

#healing #innerchild #dating #relationship #therapy #feelings #crush #in love #healthy #boyfriend #happy #333 #trauma #abandonment #issues #mental health #psychology

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

being nonbinary in a world that refuses to acknowledge more than 2 genders is weird bc like. i've literally found myself thinking "what if i go on hormones so my parents misgender me but in a different way"

#just for variety. just to shake things up a bit. diversify my trauma portfolio #also it's weird for several hundred other reasons this is just what has been recently on my minds #also 'i don't necessarily want to present as a specific gender but i DO want people to be deeply confused about what they're looking at so' #I don't want to be MISgendered i want people to be so confused they give up even attempting pronouns #out of sheer psychological horror if nothing else #you've got neopronouns i've got NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!pronouns

[schnoobums]

How many of your co-workers did you just eject into space to get rid of me, huh?

#borderlands #tftbl #tales from the borderlands #tftbledit #gamingedit #videogameedit #handsome jack #rhys strongfork #edits by kara #i cannot begin to explain how much i LOVE this line #it is THE perfect reply to destroy your enemy psychologically #you think you're a hero? that you're the good guy? #did you even blink at all the death you caused in sake of taking me down? #rhys definitely deals with this trauma forever #flashing gifs #1k

[neuroticboyfriend]

Abuse has a goal behind it, and a lot of the time, it's about changing the victims behavior. If someone screams at you for not doing X activity, eventually you learn to do X activity. If someone hits you when you defy them, eventually you learn not to defy them. If someone abuses you frequently enough, and you begin to break down to their will... It is possible to reach a point where it may seem like you're not being abused anymore.

They don't yell anymore because you stay quiet and do what you're told. They don't threaten you anymore because you don't voice even the slightest disagreement or need. What used to be screaming fighting arguments have become lectures at your expense. They may even praise you for doing what they want you to. And all those mundane moments - breakfast, the rare kind act - stand out more. Your perception of the relationship skews even more. It's all normal now.

And it's still abuse. It's just reached its end goal - wearing you down so badly that they don't need to overtly abuse you anymore to get what they want. All they need to do is make a joke, or complain to guilt you, or tell you want to do/not to do, etc. etc. The fact that's all it takes now doesn't make what's happening to you less severe - if anything, it means you're in much, much more danger than you could realize.

It's abuse. It's horrific. It's just not obvious anymore... and that's terrifying. You deserve so, so much better. You deserve to truly be safe - not to have your wellbeing held behind fearful compliance. That's not safety. That's not love. That's abuse. It being psychological doesn't make it less dangerous.

#messages to myself #softspoonie #abuse #domestic abuse #psychological abuse #covert abuse #overt abuse #abusive relationships #abusive parents #child abuse #surviving abuse #verbal abuse #mental abuse #mental health #trauma

[funeral]

Susan Nathiel, Daughters of Madness

#susan nathaniel #psychology #trauma #excerpts #quotes #p

[lazyyogi]

You cannot heal your wounds if you are too busy hiding them.

#spirituality #psychology #philosophy #trauma #healing #buddhism #meditation #yoga #zen #mindfulness #inspiration #love

[thexspiral]

Parts of PTSD that no one talks about

Not knowing who to be angry at.

Being angry with yourself for letting it happen even if there was no way to stop it.

Crying and not knowing why.

Flashbacks where nothing bad is happening but it feels bad.

Denying that it ever even happened because your brain doesn't want to process it.

Wanting to go back to it so it feels "bad enough."

Intentionally triggering yourself to feel like your suffering is real.

Being angry all the time at every little thing.

Getting triggered by minor things and then being treated poorly because of your reaction to said trigger.

Hating change.

Being scared to sleep because you know you'll have nightmares.

Struggling to find hobbies that you enjoy.

Feeling like you're barely human.

Struggling to be positive about anything at all.

Feeling like you may be manipulating people around you into liking you.

Feeling like no one believes you because you barely even believe yourself.

Treating your past self as a "dead" version of you and feeling like a completely different person.

Being tired all the time, both physically and mentally.

Feeling like if you talk about it, your safety will be at risk.

Feeling the need to hide your trauma from everyone, including professionals there to help them.

Being paranoid everyone is going to hurt you.

Being physically incapable of talking about it.

Feeling like you're stuck reliving your trauma.

Having to skip classes or work days because of flashbacks.

Mourning your past self.

Wanting to hurt others so they feel what you feel.

Wondering why it had to be you and it wasn't someone else.

Chronic pain.

Clinging to "safe people."

Not being able to find a solid sense of identity.

Forcing yourself to be around people who trigger you for the sake of politeness.

#actually traumatized #trauma #childhood trauma #ptsd #complex ptsd #actually ptsd #did #actually did #system #dissociative identity disorder #mental health #actually mentally ill #psychology #awareness #osdd #actually osdd #osdd system #osddid #cptsd #actually cptsd #post traumatic stress disorder #complex post traumatic stress disorder #complex trauma

[cemeterything]

if you're my oc you are going to have issues with intimacy (physical and/or emotional) it's not optional

#🐉 #when my ocs are born they get a choice: dick dont work (gender neutral) #or psychological trauma that makes you unable to form connections with other people

[willows-woes]

something i've realised is bpd is almost seen as a "victim disorder" and npd is seen as an "abusive disorder." the fucking ableism in that oh my lord. they're both cluster b personality disorders, and both have extremely high correlation with childhood trauma. they're BOTH ""victims."" people treating pwNPD like horrible people for just Existing and then turning around and treating pwBPD like Poor, Hurt Souls needs to fucking stop.

#bpd #npd #cluster b #hi. im not diagnosed with either of these. but i know from research i have a few traits of them both. #so this is just commentary on stigma from a teenage psychology nerd. i just like researching this shit #childhood trauma #stigma #bpd safe #npd safe #i know i didnt mention aspd but that DOESN'T mean i hate pwASPD either. they're fine. #no pd deserves the stigma associated with them ngl #like yeah SOMETIMES you'll see bpd stigma about how they're manipulative shits. and it's awful because they aren't #but GENERALLY if you just search up npd what do you see?? how to TORTURE a narcissist. how to GET AWAY from a narcissist. #things about how everyone with npd is evil and im fucking tired of it

[furiousgoldfish]

When you grow up in abuse, first part of your life you have to pretend everything is fine and you're not in pain at all and this is normal and you're good, so your abusers can keep their secrets and not be outed as abusers (because your life is on the line and if you talk and they find out, consequences could be fatal). But then when you manage to get out of it and go out there and live in the world, you believe you'll finally get the chance to get the truth out there, to act true to your feelings and to say what you went through and for it to matter! You want a humanizing experience, you're no longer shackled by threats of abuse if you speak out and you want the truth to be out there, you want your experiences acknowledged!

And it turns out, nope, everyone still wants you to keep it down and act normal or you're not a part of society and you will still be ostracized if you say what happened because people prefer pretending it doesn't happen and they don't wanna hear about it.

First you have to act normal to protect yourself, then you have to act normal to protect everyone else. There is no way to live true to your feelings and experiences.

#speaking about abuse #trauma #psychological abuse #threats #emotional abuse #toxic society #victim silencing #victim shaming #pretense of normalcy #forced pretense of normalcy