Loneliness and Isolation: The Terrible Wound of Childhood PTSD
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Published 2022-06-13
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For adults who were abused or neglected as children, one almost universal symptom is a grinding sense of loneliness. If you've been blaming yourself for difficulties feeling connected and sustaining relationships, you'll want to watch THIS.
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All Comments (21)
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The Daily Practice changed my mind- literally. It cleared a “path in my brain” for me to be calm in the moments that make me dysregulated. Thank you Anna, for the language you’ve taught me- I know you didn’t invent it, but you introduced me to the word for it: now when I get triggered, I can care for myself. LIFE HAS OPENED UP! My healing got that Huge Boost. YOU CAN CHANGE!!! ❤️❤️❤️
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29 years old and, no matter how many people in my life genuinely love and care about me, I still always feel isolated from everyone.
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This woman is doing a hell of a job in order to bring a grain of joy and reach out to all of us that suffered too much too consistently for too long . You are doing a great job
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For most of my childhood/ adult life I would pick friends who were a mess, who “needed” my wisdom and guidance (aka. “Listen to me! “validate me!”) This always leads to me enabling that person and doing way too much for them, then feeling unappreciated. Happy to say I’m getting a good handle on this. At 62 I can easily say” No, I don’t want todo that.” Or, “That’s your responsibility and your decision, not mine.” It’s never too late to start experiencing freedom
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You feel like you are fighting through your life all by yourself.....
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The loneliness is killing me.. It never goes away, ever.
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I'm 46 and have been alone almost my whole life. Have lived alone for 18yrs. Last relationship ended in yr 2000 and people I call 'friends' are people I have coffee with a couple of times a yr if that. Lockdown was pretty much solitary confinement. Now my dog is dying. Noticed I'm ageing really quickly - looking forward to early onset diseases (knackered telomeres etc.) At least then it will all stop. Started therapy last wk. Was amazing just to have a human to talk to for 50mins.
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I never realized that my loneliness was a side effect of emotional neglect in childhood. I am 42 and can be surrounded by people and feel isolated and alone . All my life. It’s gotten better but I fear it will never go away completely. My faith in God helps with this, I know I’m never alone.
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I’ve found more comfort, love and support in the YouTube comments section than in real life.
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I don't trust people
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I was totally alone during my whole childhood. Ignored and unwanted. My parents didn’t realize how alone and how suicidal I was. I have always cared about others and I always put others before me. I counsel others and ignore my own emotional needs.
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I started doing drugs since my teenage. Got addicted to fentanyl for over 6 years. Fentanyl addiction actually destroyed my life. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Not until my mom recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 2 years totally clean. Never thought I would be saying this about mushrooms.
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I'm ashamed of being so difficult and I'm tired to being myself
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I had an abusive narcissist for a mother, and suffered many lonely decades as a result. I did finally get married in my 50s, but I missed the red flags, and she was a narcissist, too. She eventually left me, and even though I cried at the time, it was probably the best thing she ever did for me. Now I am learning to be OK alone.
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My childhood has caused me to trust literally nobody and spend most of my time by myself. Am I lonely? Occasionally, perhaps, but I learned how to invent and inhabit a rich world in my head that alleviates a lot of that. If it gets really bad I’ll go out but then I’m reminded why I like to be at home: I’m more in control of my circumstances at home by myself than anywhere else I could be!
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"not being able to sustain a loving, healthy relationship is a devastating loss " yes, it is. Very well said. It is something to be mourned, like a death.
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At 36, I have just now been able to develop genuine friendships, and have healed enough that I no longer “try” to make people like me. I am comfortable enough to just be myself, and find that I now have friends who appreciate me for who I am. Crazy idea, huh?
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It turns out after a lifetime of abusive relationships that living alone wirh wonderful companion animals is my key to happiness, peace and harmony ❤
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I have never managed it. I stayed single and alone. I couldn’t stay long term in relationships as I didn’t trust anyone. It’s so hard. I feel cheated
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"Now you may say it's too hard"... I'm more in the "I stopped caring years ago" stage.
