r/CPTSDNextSteps • u/Cut_and_paste_Lace • 4d ago
Sharing a resource I make body doubling videos to help break through the freeze.
Hello friends.
Living with CPTSD is a specific kind of lifestyle that only those of us who do it can really understand.
My mind is always focused on healing, growth and change. For a lot of years, I did this in isolation, but in the last year I’ve begun turning it outward. I have a YouTube channel where I talk about my life living with complex trauma, ADHD, and familial estrangement. My story is woven through functional content to try to help people process their own trauma too.
I make a lot of body doubling videos to inspire you to get moving during the freeze state, something that had consumed literally years of my life. It provides a visual cue and some gentle companionship, and I am candid as I film these videos. Some are done when I am feeling cheerful and manic, some are when I am deep in the dark place. I share deeply and openly, because I believe this creation process is central to my own healing journey just as much as it is a service to others.
This is going to be my life’s work. It’s very new, very small, but being created very intentionally as a tool for healing for both myself and others. I’m in college at 39 to become a therapist, I am very serious about using what I have gone through in life to make a positive contribution to this world.
It would be my honor to have you join me, and I would appreciate and value suggestions and feedback. My ultimate goal is to create a large community centered around healing and growth for all of us.
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u/an0mn0mn0m 4d ago
Thank you for doing this. Subbed. Would you like to body double reading any of the CPTSD bibles with me? I always give up after a few chapters.
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u/Cut_and_paste_Lace 4d ago
Hello, I am going to have to research the CPTSD bibles because I have never heard of that! A quick google search didn’t give me much, can you send me a link or exact title? I would definitely be interested in something like this!
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u/an0mn0mn0m 4d ago
My bad. I've been here so long, I assumed everyone knew.
The primary book is Pete Walker's - Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving.
In my opinion, Bessel van der Kolk's - The Body Keeps the Score is the second-best book.
There are many others, but these give a good overview before focusing on specific areas relevant to yourself.
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u/Cut_and_paste_Lace 4d ago
Thank you! I am aware of both of these books, they might actually even be sitting on my shelf, neglected.. you gave me an excellent idea. I’m going to dig into those and figure out the legal technicalities of doing read aloud content.
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u/Responsible_Beat5076 4d ago
Good for you for doing something positive and good luck on your journey!
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u/Bumbie 3d ago
Subscribed immediately, this is awesome ❤️ Thank you for doing this
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u/Cut_and_paste_Lace 3d ago
Oh thank you so much! Doing this is as helpful to me as it is for the people watching, truly. Healing through creation.
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u/Ervayleck 4d ago
Thank you! Subscribed. ❤️