Trauma Rewired18 Okt 2022

Social Anxiety: CPTSD Component

Humans are a social species, and we crave human connection and intimacy. Even when our nervous system has been severely affected by trauma, we ultimately need to socialize in order to feel fulfilled and meet all of our survival needs.

But how does someone living in a chronic state of stress, cycling through the stages of a dysregulated nervous system, balance this need for socialization while also regulating our emotions and behaviors during extreme, instinctual panic?

Elisabeth Kristof of Brain-Based Wellness is again joining host Jennifer to discuss social anxiety, the fourth characteristic of CPTSD. You'll learn what social anxiety is through the filter of trauma, and how it connects with the other components of CPTSD: toxic shame, inner critic, and emotional flashbacks.

In this episode, Jennifer and Elisabeth share their personal experiences with social anxiety, including what physiological symptoms they've endured and how they dealt with them using both harmful self-soothing behaviors and healthy regulation tools.

Tune in for a deeper understanding of how social anxiety and the other components of CPTSD interconnect, and free resources to help you find the balance between self-care and socializing!

Topics discussed in this episode:

What is social anxiety?
Jennifer and Elisabeth tell stories of their own experience social anxiety
Hypervigilance
The physiology of being in a state of social anxiety
Amygdala hijacking
Cognitive vs. survival brain
The importance of human connection
Self isolation vs. introversion
How to know when you're in a state of anxiety
Planning ahead for social situations
Social situations triggering emotional flashbacks
Ways to start healing

Jennifer and Elisabeth are inviting you to a special live-recording Q&A episode on October 21st! The topics being discussed include integration, training the nervous system, using neuro-somatic tools, and lots more. This is the first EVER community discussion, so don't miss your chance to be part of the conversation!

https://brainbased-wellness.lpages.co/trauma-rewired-live/

Books mentioned in today's episode:

Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ by Daniel Goleman

Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving by Pete Walker

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk

Gabor Mate

Judith Lewis Herman

Learn more about Elisabeth Kristof and her company, Brain-Based Wellness, here: https://brainbased-wellness.com/about/

Head to https://calendly.com/traumarewired/consultation for a consultation to identify trauma responses in your own life and learn how to train your nervous system to move out of behaviors that aren't serving you!

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