Emotional Numbness: Common Symptoms for Child Sexual Abuse Survivors | Saprea
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- Опубліковано 9 жов 2024
- In this video, we discuss the topic of emotional numbness, what it is, and how it can affect adult survivors of child sexual abuse. Emotional numbness is a common symptom of trauma where a person may feel disconnected from their emotions or have difficulty experiencing feelings.
We explore the impact of emotional numbness on survivors of child sexual abuse, where it can make it difficult to process and express emotions related to the trauma, or have difficulty forming meaningful connections with others.
However, the good news is that there are ways to manage emotional numbness, and we discuss the importance of working with a mental health professional who can provide support and guidance through therapy. This can involve techniques such as cognitive-behavioral therapy, mindfulness, and other evidence-based approaches.
If you or someone you know is a survivor of child sexual abuse and struggles with emotional numbness, this video provides valuable information on what it is and how to manage it. We encourage you to watch and share with others who may benefit from this information. Remember, healing is possible, and seeking professional support can be a crucial step towards recovery.
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It's weird, bc for me it's like a switch I can easily turn on or off. Like a self defense mechanism. I'm also hyper-emotional at the same time, which is involuntary at times. But in times of distress I'm usually able to manually turn it off.
I'm glad I'm not alone 🥺 I'm sorry to all the survivors out there. It's NOT your fault!
This is probably why I struggle so much in relationships failing...
I really practice communication but it's not enough I guess. I show intentions but it's never enough.
You are not alone. 🤍
Growing up had to numb myself to cope with what happened to me
Your a liar . You wish someone paid attention to you when you were young . Your were probably acting easy
😢 is there any solution of panic attacks this is just killing me
Me too
@@unknownvibesofshruyes meditate and take slow deep breaths that stopped my panic attacks
Same 😢😢😢
Finally someone stating what i feel
I numb my feelings because I don’t want to give in. If I do, I’ll cry, and I’ll hear his voice again, mocking and laughing at me, telling me how weak I am.
Sending you love light and healing energy..you are the powerful strong one no matter what for surviving any traumas you lived through and you deserve the best in life including healing and loving yourself..when I now hear all the negative hate-filled things my mother would say to us in my head I finally see her as she really was a very abusive damaged weak and very flawed person and I am releasing her poisonous grip on me and I'm so sorry you we're emotionally abused and that person caused you great harm but remember your self worth goodness and importance is unconditional and you're a very special unique person because your you with your own invaluable spirit to share with the world so when you feel comfortable and safe within let out your righteous feelings I scream into pillows punch my punching bag etc lol let it all out hug your self give yourself some love and we'll no longer let somebody else's low life cruel darkness put our light..God bless
Some times i feel so dead inside, like I'm not even in my body!
Exactly
I can relate 😢
same
Im sorry we all had to go through this ❤️
I dont know myself, i dont feel sad when a relative died.
I feel no emotions when i have memories of my childhood sexual abuse it that common ? I don’t feel any emotions with a flashback
Its more like asking yourself how is it effecting me now? In terms of relating to others, how you treat yourself, your self worth and how has it impacted in your current relationships ❤
Well for me I don’t feel anything if I’m just casually thinking about it. However, when I experience a flashback out of nowhere that is when I enter an uncontrollable state of hysteria.
I didn't experience sexual assault but I did experience trauma. This trauma trigger schizoaffective disorder for me and this is VERY common symptoms. One of the worst hallucinations is the feeling of being molested and groped by no one.
Thanks so much for sharing your experience. 🤍
The well meaning but unschooled/inexperienced commenter conflates "emotional numbness" with "dissociation", both of which are symptoms of CPTSD from CSA. It's the terrifying near death reliving dreams that are the killers. Pete Walker's book, "CPTSD" is the best guide I know, and I'm a retired psychiatrist and CSA survivor. God bless us one and all and shame on our parents for not giving us the protection and care we deserved.
Thanks so much for sharing your views & your experience as a survivor.🤍