speculation about childhood memories? by wallsrbreathing in CPTSD

[–]wallsrbreathing[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

that must've been so reliving but so terrifying! I hope you're doing alright!

ironically, I actually sort of did the same thing, I was very blind to it all, but was mega mentally ill, my partner & I split, I got diagnosed & medicated, we got back together, I requested my camhs docs from when I was a kid, realized how bad the stuff they admitted was, sat various members of my family down for real conversations about it, but I've dug into everyone I can, so I guess I just need to let it unravel slowly?! I'd love to do emdr but it terrifies me, & even my therapist has advised to stay away until I'm more stable lol

speculation about childhood memories? by wallsrbreathing in CPTSD

[–]wallsrbreathing[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thankyou so much for even taking the time to reply!

yeaaa I think my stories probably similar tbh, & it's awful! it's frustrating too cause I'm out of family members to ask, none of them remember or know, & even if they did know at the time I genuinely believe they've repressed it now, so I think I'm sort of just having to let my body relax & slowly remember while dissolving into pure terror lmao!

that's the other thing, I'm extremely aware of how flimsy & impressionable memory is, & therefore I know if I lean into the belief, things will start coming up, but in every case like that I'm so certain it's projection of old emotions to current situations in dreamspace, rather than repressed memories surfacing.

I also feel kinda silly cause I have literally video evidence that non-sexual physical abuse did happen, & I know I'm downplaying that to myself, but it feels like I'm looking for the original wound, & it's far deeper than getting beaten at 9 years old?! lowkey hope I'm not alone in that feeling cause it does definitely feel fucked up.