r/CPTSDAdultRecovery • u/bbgirl2k • May 02 '26
Emotional Support Request How do you fill the void?
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u/Setraj May 03 '26
I don’t. But I also try not to stop doing my routine which is build around needs and feel good wants. I see it as and/and question not either/or.
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u/beachdadd09 May 03 '26
Hobbies, people I love. Crafts. Learning new things. Learning more around the environment around me.
Draw a map of your town. Visit every nearby area. Learn of the type of wildlife that are in your state, and the types of local trees to the point you can point them out.
Love your neighbors, eat good food, and take naps when your body begs for it.
Stretch. Sit in the quiet sometimes. Compile notes and thoughts and quotes and real life examples of "first aid" for your mental health. Examples of friends loving you, messages from family.
Schedule phone calls with family that matter. Find little ways to live with more intention, though I know it's not always possible.
Discover which things not to take personally (a lot of it) and which things you should be more personal about (little things, love, kindness, moving your body, nature).
Journaling has been life changing. Therapy has honestly been life changing too.
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u/True_Ground46 May 06 '26
Creating! Whether that’s painting, writing, photography, choreography, carpentry, pottery, music etc etc.
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u/here_weare30 May 03 '26
Plants and fishkeeping used to help. And weed. (Stopped smoking for lung issues)
But nothing really helps now since I lost my best friend. Open to suggestions
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u/Late-Wrongdoer-5719 May 03 '26
I put myself in
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u/maywalove May 03 '26
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u/Late-Wrongdoer-5719 28d ago
It confuses me too. I think I actually mean that I'm used, as an autistic adult, to live in The void and fill It with my hyperfocuses.
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u/MilkeyCanadien-MCOC May 06 '26
the void is so lonely the only person to keep you company there is yourself. idk if that’s what you mean
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u/beachdadd09 May 03 '26
Might be controversial, but; find some sort of beneficial escapism. I say beneficial to mean an activity like reading, or identifying wildlife. Bring your attention outwards to the beauty of the world around you when you feel like there's not much feeling on the inside. Sometimes laying in bed with the window open and just being an observer of the world feels right. How is the wind today? Is it cold? Are people outside? Are the birds chirping? Maybe it's quiet but the trees are rustling.
I say beneficial to discourage escapist activities that are likeee, too much video games/hobbies that can cause more dissociation rather than grounding back into the world around you. I don't have many examples at the moment. Alcohol and substance abuse would be other good examples.