149. Complex PTSD
The Allusionist
Helen Zaltzman
4.7 • 3.8K Ratings
🗓️ 19 February 2022
⏱️ 28 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Complex PTSD is different to PTSD, but there's not that much understanding of it as its own condition - which was not much help to Stephanie Foo when she was diagnosed with it in 2018. We talk about facing trauma rather than burying it, self-care and self-soothing, endurance being an underrated word, and why people can quit sniping about triggers. Stephanie’s new book is What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma.
Content note: Stephanie refers fleetingly to the parental violence and abandonment she experienced, and we also mention sexual violence; but, we don’t discuss any of these things in detail. It’s a more general conversation about psychology and trauma, rather than stories of traumatisation. There are also a couple of swears.
Find out more information about the topics in this episde at theallusionist.org/cptsd, plus a transcript and the full dictionary entry for the randomly selected word.
Sign up to be a patron at patreon.com/allusionist and not only are you supporting independent podcast, you get fortnightly patron-exclusive video livestreams and a Discord community full of language chat, craft pics and word game camaraderie!
The Allusionist's online home is theallusionist.org. Stay in touch at twitter.com/allusionistshow, facebook.com/allusionistshow and instagram.com/allusionistshow.
The music is by Martin Austwick. Hear Martin’s own songs via palebirdmusic.com.
Our ad partner is Multitude. To sponsor an episode of the show this year, contact them at multitude.productions/ads. This episode is sponsored by:
• Bombas, whose mission is to make the comfiest clothes ever. and match every item sold with an equal item donated. Go to bombas.com/allusionist to get 20% off your first purchase.
• BetterHelp, online therapy with licensed professional counsellors. Allusionist listeners get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/allusionist.
• Squarespace, your one-stop shop for building and running a sleek website. Go to squarespace.com/allusionist for a free 2-week trial, and get 10 percent off your first purchase of a website or domain with the code allusionist.
Support the show: http://patreon.com/allusionist
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | This is the illusionist in which I Helen Zoltzman refused to give language at the ball |
| 0:08.7 | back. |
| 0:09.7 | Today's episode is about complex PTSD and my guest Stephanie Food does refer a couple of |
| 0:15.3 | times to the parental violence and abandonment she experienced and we also mentioned sexual |
| 0:20.1 | violence but we don't discuss any of these things in detail. |
| 0:23.8 | We're mostly talking about what complex PTSD actually means and other terms around that |
| 0:29.1 | condition. |
| 0:30.1 | So it's more of a general conversation about psychology and trauma rather than stories |
| 0:35.6 | of traumatisation. |
| 0:37.4 | Just letting you know so you can suitably prepare yourself if you need to. |
| 0:42.0 | There are also a couple of swears. |
| 0:45.1 | Before we get into that some news that you'll already know if you're a Patreon Luzonist |
| 0:49.5 | Patrons of the Show at patreon.com slash illusionist are now getting fortnightly live streams |
| 0:55.2 | with me and my dictionaries and an illusion-verse discord community. |
| 1:00.2 | Just when you think, ah maybe the internet has finally tipped over into being chaotic evil. |
| 1:05.2 | A lovely online community comes along where you can just chat about different languages |
| 1:09.2 | words for cake or enjoy pictures of mobile libraries around the world and pet reptiles |
| 1:14.2 | wearing hats. |
| 1:15.2 | Wantin? |
| 1:16.2 | Head over to patreon.com slash illusionist. |
| 1:19.8 | And now on with the show. |
| 1:28.2 | I was diagnosed with complex PTSD in 2018 and I had never heard of complex PTSD before. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Helen Zaltzman, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Helen Zaltzman and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.