![]() ![]() ![]() Recoverees need to grieve the death of safety and belonging in their own childhoods – the death of their early attachment needs. Grieving also supports recovery from the many painful, death-like losses caused by childhood traumatization. ![]() Grieving aids the survivor immeasurably to work through the innumerable death-like experiences of being lost and trapped in emotional flashbacks. Grieving is an irreplaceable tool for metabolizing and resolving the overwhelming feelings that arise during emotional flashbacks. No amount of intention or epiphany can bypass one’s need to learn to lovingly care for himself when he is suffering from the emotional flashbacks of C-PTSD.Įmotional flashbacks are regressions that take the survivor back to the excruciating states of fear, humiliation, abandonment, helplessness and hopelessness that he nearly drowned in during childhood. Insight, as crucially important as it is, is never enough in recovery. ![]() This article explores the role of grieving in treating childhood trauma and Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. How can I sell sorrow, when you know it’s blessing?” -RUMI “You have caught me”, grief answered, “And you’ve ruined my business I saw grief drinking a cup of sorrow and called out: “It tastes sweet doesn’t it?” GRIEVING and COMPLEX PTSD By Pete Walker, M.A ![]()
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