During SBSM I’m noticing bracing patterns specifically in my gut, which I consciously then release. I take dual prokinetics for my bowel to work, and I wondered if this issue could be a result of these bracing patterns. How does bracing relate to dysregulation? Can you have one without the other? A few questions here. Can the issue be the result of bracing patterns? Meaning, digestion problems, can they result from bracing patterns?
Call Tag: flight
I noticed my mom and myself playing out a pattern of going into complaining, emphasizing hardships, the obstacles in life, et cetera. My mom does it with me and I do it as well in other relationships. If they feel sorry for me, then they will take care of me. If I am doing okay, then there will be no attention, love and safety, but too much responsibility being asked of.
My partner has three kids and we have one together. I feel anger and resentment towards his situation and was trying for years to cope with feeling wrong for not wanting his kids. I have early developmental trauma, been working on this for years, but being in the situation with his kids causes survival stress. This plays a part in my condition of chronic fatigue syndrome. My body signals to run away, but I can’t. So I froze. It screams no, but the love to my partner and the idea of what’s right makes me override my impulse. Any suggestions?
I have had a desire since I started working on myself, maybe before, to quit my job and work in a retail admin position somewhere. There is something about a physical job or something with minimal responsibility that appeals to me. Is this an impulse I need to follow or is it a flight response? I found it very hard to work full time my entire life so far, and found this hard in itself.
All right. So lots of questions about what to do with activation. Again there’s too many for me to answer individually. So I want to talk in general about what to do with activation when it shows up.
So lately I’ve been having fear of falling asleep like I could die when asleep. Also, I’m having a jerking awake sensation while nodding off, sometimes up to 30 or more times a night. Would this be sympathetic activation? Any tips to calm myself down to get some sleep?
What are ways to help myself come out of freeze, please? My body has a very strong tendency to freeze without trying to fight or flight first. I’m taking medication for 14 months and psychotherapy for 21 months, and still this pattern is in full swing. I dedicated the whole 13 months being on sick leave to work on my complex trauma. How much longer could this take? Of course, I know it’s individual, but what are rough numbers from your experience