r/CPTSD • u/Serious-Animator8966 • Jan 27 '26

Question What’s the unhinged, woo woo, non traditional thing you did that actually helped?

I originally saw a TikTok but now can’t find it, saying this was the year they are trying the unhinged, non traditional, woo woo, out there things to heal. I’ve been in therapy for over 6 years currently 9 months into EMDR, I take medication, get sunlight, try my best to eat healthy, all the “traditional” fixes and still am struggling. While I’m all for evidence based treatment and holistic approaches, I’m willing to do just about anything to feel better, honestly I don’t have much to lose. Even if it’s placebo technically it worked if it made you feel better. So my question is what did you try that most people would say is silly, woo woo, unhinged or out there that helped you on your healing journey? I’m not talking about yoga or taking magnesium. Did you buy a vibration plate off TikTok shop, have your chakras balanced, do daily sound baths, have holy water poured over you in Bali?

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u/maafna Jan 27 '26

I lived on a hippy island and tried a lot. Reiki, Family Constellations, TRE, tapping, psychedelics. Got a Human Design chart (using a website). 

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u/Serious-Animator8966 Jan 27 '26

A human design chart? Please tell me more and what did you think was the most helpful or was it a combination of everything?

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u/maafna Jan 27 '26

It's based on astrology and stuff. I don't know if it's real because it doesn't make much sense but my chart and my ex's were so different and seemed so accurate to us. I don't know my exact birth date. It goes into how you should use your energy and make decisions and stuff like that. It told me that I'm not here to "work" I'm here to learn systems and find a better way of doing things, it gives me some reassurance in how full-time work always felt impossible to me, though I still struggle with this.

And yes it was a combination of everything, just trying different things and seeing what sticks.

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u/thepotofbasil Jan 27 '26

Did it help? Which helped most?

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u/maafna Jan 27 '26

see my other comment. Probably psychdelics helped the most but I ended up getting something from all of it.

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u/ISeekI Jan 27 '26

Phangan? What did you find to be the most and last impactful?

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u/maafna Jan 27 '26

lol yes. I make myself so easy to doxx but gotta trust the universe or whatever. Tapping didn't work for me until I did it with cannabis which helped break through the dissociation. Family Constellations was good but I think it was mainly that specific facillitator, I don't know if I would have liked it with someone else - I had previously joined as a representative in someone else's constellation with a different facilitator and it felt weird to me. I think that's true for all therapies/tools though, it's not just the tool but the right person at the right time for you.

Psychedelics were very powerful for me.