Complex PTSD Recovery [on Spotify] : We Are Traumatized Motherfuckers

This month in the Patreon feed we're talking romantic relationships and all the ways they go immediately wrong. In this recording we rap about emotionally masturbating as it crosses over with weird attachments & forming fake relationships as a coping mechanism - dooming any real relationship that might emerge to fail. And let's talk about the societal danger of protectively doping instead of actually dating.

A month full of dealing with fear and determining who to be. In this release from the patreon stream, we talk about the terrors of time when you have a traumatized brain. Inconsistency, lapses, wormholes and sandtraps... we live in temporal funhouses. Let's talk about how an unstandard relationship with time affects our relationships and what to do about it.

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Rumination isn't only an annoyance, it's a predisposing factor for psychopathology. Here are 5 research-backed tips for changing the chronic thought pattern.

summary

In this ep we talk about practical strategies for managing cyclical thoughts. The discussion emphasizes the importance of visualization techniques, cognitive restructuring, and unfortunately self-acceptance, to break the torture of continual negative thinking. We provide actionable tips to help navigate ruminatory patterns and foster a chronically healthier mindset.

takeaways

• Rumination is linked to trauma, anxiety, and depression.

• Setting a timer for ruminating thoughts can reinforce them through ironic control processes.

• Visualizing to create your own inhibitory signal can help interrupt negative thought patterns.

• Mapping the brain's rumintory circuit and tracking inner expeirence through it can aid in managing rumination.

• Re-calibrating obsessive view of one event within the context of an entire existence can shift attention.

• Avoid thinking about personal memories or predictions before bed to prevent insomnia.

• Using "cognitive bridges" can help connect conflicting thoughts so the mind can hold both.

• Self-forgiveness and esteem are (unfortunately) crucial for overcoming ruminatory thinking.

• A realistic lens assists with rumination: Life is unpredictable, and we have limited control over events.

keywords

rumination, mental health, anxiety, cognitive control, self-acceptance, coping strategies, visualization, brain circuits, insomnia, self-forgiveness, the unpredictable nature of the universe and your realistic place in it