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#1
https://www.consciouslife.com/conferences/hsc

Hormone super conference link
#2
General Discussion / Re: How does menopause effect CPTSD?
February 13, 2024, 07:37:29 PM
There is to be another conference led by Dr Anu Arasu in the future. I managed to catch her talk and others on the free replay.

Thank you Blueberry for drawing my attention to it.

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General Discussion / Re: How does menopause effect CPTSD?
February 02, 2024, 07:24:06 AM
Quote from: Blueberry on January 29, 2024, 08:08:24 PMI've just watched a dialog on "How trauma affects your Hormones" by Dr. Anu Arasu, a freebie for those who register today, for Trauma Super Conference https://www.consciouslife.com/conferences/tsc-4 The conference is starting today and it is FREE and there is going to be more on hormones and trauma. It's not directly and solely about menopause but I found it helpful nonetheless - more food for thought.

Registered, thank you
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#4
General Discussion / Re: How does menopause effect CPTSD?
February 02, 2024, 07:23:24 AM
Quote from: Lakelynn on January 28, 2024, 03:34:02 PMHi Gromet,

Menopause came "early" for me so I've been post menopausal for 29 shocking years. I recently was required to stop my Hormone Replacement Therapy after all that time. When people say "hard stop" I now know what it means.

I am going to weigh in on YES menopause effects PTSD in several ways. A lot of us have somatic issues, fibromyalgia, anxiety, sleep, depression. And while the absence or reduction of our hormones is not a SIMPLE Cause A to Cause B effect, science has shown all systems are intricately interwoven. I won't put a lot of links in here, but if you want, I can find whatever you need. The point is, like that old silly song about the knee bone connecting to the thigh bone, the subtle and not so subtle ways are multi-facted and inescapable. I don't mean to sound dire, but I do mean that there's no one fix answer for any of us.

We have to first be aware of our own bodies, and then be willing to try different things to see the results.

In the 2 months I've been "experimenting", I've found a bit of pain relief with Quercetin and Turmeric. Let me explain. It hurts to lay my head on a pillow. My ears scream in pain. My entire scalp hurts, whether pressure is on it or not. Since starting these two things, I am able to sleep more soundly, My scalp and ears do not hurt as much. Maybe 60% less. That's enough for me.




I have been taking Turmeric for years after hearing about the inflammatory effects of trauma and I take quercetin for allergies.

Thanks for your comments.

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#5
Quote from: SamwiseGamgee on January 24, 2024, 10:18:07 PMBut I do think my hormones have always triggered my cptsd. So I know it's had an impact.

It is probably under studied, as it often is, how women's fluctuating hormones affect their experience, of illness, medication, etc

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#6
Quote from: NarcKiddo on January 21, 2024, 06:40:28 PMMy experience is that the hormonal fluctuations exacerbate any issues that were already there. Or you start noticing things that maybe you were able to ignore before.

Yes, from what I see online from women in this age group, I got that impression.

Thank you,

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#7
Thanks Blueberry, I believe menopause technically means you haven't had a period for 12 months.

I get hot flashes sometimes due to anxiety/shame but, as with brain fog, I have had that happen all my life.

I await more responses.

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#8
General Discussion / How does menopause effect CPTSD?
January 20, 2024, 08:02:15 PM
The topic is not entirely accurate. As I am 51 I seem to see more and more information around me about menopause and peri-menopause.

For example, I saw a GP for a reissue of my anti-depressants some 7 years ago. I mentioned brain fog and the female GP said I must be menopausal, as I was the same age as she was, and she was menopausal.

7 years later, I still have a regular cycle and no signs of menopause or peri-menopause, but I do have anxiety, depression associated with CPTSD. I also see women my age, on line, mentioning anxiety, feelings of impending doom, brain fog, as symptoms of peri-menopause. These are every day occurrences for me, and have been for as long as I can remember.

What I would really like is for somebody here, who may have experienced menopause as well as CPTSD to tell me if the menopause is like CPTSD, or if I am mixing the two up as, at my age, I am likely to be experiencing the lead up to menopause.

G
#9
Family / Re: No contact with FOO
December 30, 2023, 05:48:47 PM
I have had little contact with my parents since around 2008 so about as long but not as final as yours, my parents still know where I am. I have some kind of relationship with my sister. I even have some contact with extended family.

I was around your age when I began to split, then my partner (who did not understand) convinced me to keep giving them chances until I was 36. I do not believe I have lost that yearning for a mother figure, or a parent of some kind but as I get older people ask less questions about parents and family.

You are brave and strong to talk about these things, to not cover them up, it is hard, especially with a child, having a child reminds me of things which I had forgotten.

Thank you for posting.
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#10
Therapy / Re: This T looks interesting
December 18, 2023, 03:59:04 PM
Thanks took me a while to watch all of it.
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Therapy / Re: This T looks interesting
December 10, 2023, 08:28:42 PM
Armee I have used YouTube hypnosis videos, mainly from The Mindful Movement, they seemed fine, as with meditations and similar, I mostly zone out. IRL I am not so sure.

I have the physical sensations but memories are from the age of 3 or 4 onwards. I feel hypnosis might be needed to unlock anything further back.

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#12
Therapy / Re: This T looks interesting
December 10, 2023, 08:17:00 AM
Thanks Blueberry.

This experience has reminded me of something. I told a counsellor once that I thought I needed to be hypnotised to get at the causes of my problems. She behaved very oddly and asked if I felt safe there. I did my usual behaviour of reassuring her. I realise now she thought I was too scared to bring some things up with her. My belief was, instead, that there were some things I could not remember, was not aware of, I was conscious that some of my trauma must be pre-verbal, not available to my conscious brain to describe. What a wasted opportunity, for her to understand me, that counsellor made so many harmful assumptions based upon her experience rather than trying to understand mine.

G
#13
Therapy / Re: This T looks interesting
December 09, 2023, 08:11:16 PM
Thanks, I cannot find much on this forum.

G
#14
Therapy / This T looks interesting
December 09, 2023, 06:34:11 PM

Saw a poster for this person in my local Post Office today and obviously my curiosity was triggered by the mention of CPTSD. To be fair, from the name I thought it was a man.

I will look and see whether there is anyone with experience of hypnotherapy here before asking them about their work. It is pricey.

https://www.brayhypnotherapy.com/gez-bray-hypnotherapist

G
#15
Symptoms - Other / Re: Acquired Neurodiversity?
December 09, 2023, 06:29:05 PM
https://emergepediatrictherapy.com/autistic-masking/

Sorry Kizzie, I do not check this place enough. The info diagram comes from this site.

There are different ones, some include CPTSD and others do not.

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