Trauma – Page 8 – James Ballantyne

EMDR and my Anxious Mind

Aug 16, 2022

Emotions, Healing, Journey, Self awareness, Therapy, Trauma

Breathing, Childhood Abuse, EMDR, Emotions, Healing, inner child, memory

When I got triggered by something a few weeks ago I went into a bit of a spiral. Downwards. And I forgot. My mind went into overdrive The words, fears and punishments from my childhood got relived into my present. Thats what trauma, childhood trauma, any trauma feels like. Mind whirlwind. Anxiety. Thinking. Over thinking.…

My Problem(s) being an Abuse Victim

Aug 5, 2022

Emotions, Healing, Self awareness, Therapy, Trauma

DARVO, Emotions, power, responsibility, self-love, survivor, Therapy, Victim

Why I dont like being a Victim (Its Complicated)

Surviving Psychopathic Parenting (Part 33) Fearing the Upset Parent

Aug 4, 2022

Emotions, Self awareness, Trauma

Coercive control, Emotional abuse, narcissistic, Parental Abuse

On the fear that she created, all around (TW)

Why don’t people want to believe Abuse Victims? (Reasons below)

Aug 3, 2022

Healing, Journey, Trauma

abuse, church, DARVO, institutions, listening, support, Trauma, victims

A piece in which I collate the common responses given to abuse disclosures – why abuse isnt believed.

Surviving Psychopathic Parenting (Part 32) How their ‘helpfulness’ hid the reality

Jul 28, 2022

Healing, Self awareness, Trauma

Childhood Abuse, codependency, Emotional abuse, safety, Trauma

I have shared before about growing up feeling incredibly alone. In that piece I referred to the fact that the Toxicity of my mother meant that family members were kept at a distance, physical or emotional wedges were dug in place that meant that they stayed away or I was kept away from them. A…

Surviving Psychopathic Parenting (Part 31) It wasn’t a relationship, just roles being played.

Jul 15, 2022

Therapy, Trauma

child-roles, narcissm, Parental Abuse, Psychopathy

A relationship cant be broken down, if there wasnt one in the first place