What Is C-PTSD, and Do I Have It? Is It Me? [289]

Flying Free

Natalie Hoffman

Emotional, Narcissism, Christianity, Abuse, Religion & Spirituality, Spiritual, Christian, Self-improvement, Education, Divorce, Marriage

5 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 20 August 2024

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

“Do I have C-PTSD? Surely not—it’s not like I was a prisoner of war or something.”

If you’re a victim of emotional abuse, you very well could have C-PTSD. In today’s episode, I want to introduce you to C-PTSD, how emotional and spiritual abuse can cause C-PTSD, what the symptoms are, and some practical ways that you can move forward and heal if you determine that you do have C-PTSD. I also want to debunk the theory that many emotional abusers have that their victims have Borderline Personality Disorder. Let’s dive in, shall we?

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My newest book, All the Scary Little Gods, is a spiritual memoir about healing from religious trauma and toxic programming.
Are you wondering what is happening inside your own painful and confusing marriage? I wrote another book just for you called Is It Me? Making Sense of Your Confusing Marriage: A Christian Woman’s Guide to Hidden Emotional and Spiritual Abuse.
Flying Free is my online membership program designed for Christian women in emotionally abusive marriages. Whether you want to stay in your marriage or leave, we want to equip and support you through this program.
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0:00.0	Can he change? This is the most asked question in my private forum because you've already tried to change yourself to accommodate him all these years, to make him happy, to keep him from hurting you, and that didn't work.
0:16.1	So the next question is, what about him?
0:19.1	Can he change?
0:21.0	What you're really asking is, is there hope?
0:25.0	I want to invite you to join me for a totally free workshop on Thursday, August 29th called
0:32.0	The Can He Change Workshop. We're going to meet on
0:35.4	Zoom at 7 o'clock p.m. Central time. I'm going to teach you what I know about
0:40.8	whether or not your emotionally abusive husband can change and what you can do
0:45.3	about all that hope that part of you is hanging on to. To join me, just go to flying free
0:51.8	workshop.com to sign up. If you're already on my mailing list
0:56.7	you'll get a personal invitation for me in your inbox. Come find out what's possible
1:01.7	in the Can He Change Workshop by going to flying free workshop.com
1:07.6	and I will see you on the 29th. Thank you're listening to the Flying Free Podcast, a support resource for Women of Faith,
1:26.5	looking for hope and healing from hidden emotional and spiritual abuse.
1:39.0	Welcome to episode 289 of the Flying Free Podcast. What happens when you get scared or badly hurt.
1:43.0	Your heart rate increases, your breathing quickens,
1:46.0	and you might break into a sweat or get goosebumps.
1:49.0	Your body immediately prepares to get the heck out of dodge or kick some serious butt.
1:55.6	Sometimes you shake from head to toe or your teeth chatter. You might cry or scream.
2:01.6	Some people feel sick to their stomachs, mess their pants, or go into shock.
2:06.5	When we experience terror or pain, we may not even notice how our body is reacting in the moment.
2:16.0	Afterward, when the threat has passed and our bodies are trying to calm down,
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