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Early Days Rerelease: Emotional Dissociation (AKA Numbing)

Complex PTSD Recovery [on Spotify] : We Are Traumatized Motherfuckers
Complex PTSD Recovery [on Spotify] : We Are Traumatized Motherfuckers
Episode • Aug 19, 2020 • 33m

How are your emotions? Black and white, like everything else? 0 or 100? Big surprise, your trauma brain is just trying to keep you safe. 

Today, I'm discussing some research on Emotional Dissociation as well as my own experience with the learned defense mechanism. The emotional "switch" that flips when things are overwhelming... and how it takes on a life of its own. 

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