Are you TRAUMATISED? SYMPTOMS OF TRAUMA | Debunking DID: Ep 15

hello everybody welcome back to another video by dissociated where we try and debunk the stigmas that surround dissociative identity disorder and other mental health illnesses specifically ones that are developed by trauma this is a debunking did or debunking disorders episode debunking did stands for debunking the stigmas and negative connotations that surround associative identity disorder if you don't know why trauma is involved in drd it's because it stems from repeated and severe childhood trauma so if you have did osdd cptsd ptsd or are supporting somebody who has one of these issues or somebody who has just experienced a trauma and you'd like to learn a little bit more about it this is the right place to be all our debunking did and debunking disorders videos have all the links to the resources that we use to make them in the description box below so if you would like to check out your own research and go off and do your own thing we absolutely advise that you do everything that you need to find is in the description box below so if you want to learn a little more about trauma you come to the right place [Music] if you're watching this video i would recommend that you watch our other videos on ptsd and trauma you'll be able to find some of them in the link up top and also in the description box below here are some of the thumbnails you're looking for hopefully one of these will be a good introduction to this video because this is about symptoms of trauma and how to know whether you've been traumatized many of us know the basic courses of trauma but how do you know when you've been traumatized just because you've experienced a trauma doesn't mean that you're experiencing the traumatic response what one person may consider traumatic may not be considered traumatic for another person especially when you take into account factors like environment mental age upbringing physical age your immediate safety mental and psychological illnesses and your developmental and psychological state this is especially true for children what may be completely soul-destroying and disruptive to life to one child may be just something incredibly unpleasant to another especially if one of them has an adequate support system and a relatively healthy environment in which to recover i'm going to list some causes of trauma now for you if you do have cptsd ptsd did osdd or have experienced a trauma and feel like these lists could be triggering for you please have a look at this little number here skip to this time and the list will be done so causes of trauma and this is by no means comprehensive or exhaustive trauma can include catastrophic injuries or illnesses invasive medical procedures childhood abuse whether that is emotional physical spiritual sexual religious war childhood neglect or abandonment natural disasters like hurricanes earthquakes tsunamis tornadoes earth-related stress which can be inclusive of both the parent or person giving birth and the infant and also accidents so falls or injuries at work or car crashes traumatic symptoms are very complex and diverse depending on the intensity duration and nature of the traumatic event you can read more about the information that i'm giving you below by reading about lander l 1991 the ruins of memories remember all our resources will be listed below if you'd like to do your own research and that will tell you some more of what we're explaining in this video if you'd like to hear it in a more scientific context symptoms of trauma can be organized into two parts hyperarousal and hypoarousal or dissociative symptoms physical and psychological hyper arousal symptoms can include hypervigilance intrusive memories or imagery flashbacks and if you'd like to know more about flashbacks and how these are created why it happens i would recommend having a look at our video up here hyperactivity abrupt mood swings this can include sudden rage reactions temper tantrums crying without knowing why nightmares and night terrors a low stress threshold sleeping difficulties feelings of shame and a notable lack of self-worth panic attacks phobias anxiety attraction to dangerous situations avoidance behaviors so avoiding places people memories activities mental blankness or spaced out feelings and addictive behaviors so under or overeating smoking gambling those kind of things so what does this mean for us why does the brain make us exhibit these behaviors when we've been traumatized these symptoms are the result of the brain trying to protect us by removing us and trying to move us away from the acceptance understanding and reality of these painful and traumatic trauma memories it does this by using layers or false ego states and negative coping mechanisms to avoid the emotion it's also very common to experience blankness or numbness which in evolutionary terms is playing dead if you'd like to know more about the evolutionary reasons behind why people get ptsd and what the trauma response is how that works in the brain i would recommend watching our video which you can find up here but this is why people who have been traumatized or experienced traumatic situations often seek out dangerous or addictive behaviors and situations it's sometimes a bid to feel something to combat the uncomfortable numbness the second group of trauma symptoms can be described as hypo arousal or dissociative symptoms symptoms of dissociation will vary based on the type and severity and may include any of the things in the list below if you'd like to know more about this we recommend looking at any of the studies by vanderkolt who we've referenced in so many of our debunking did videos before debunking did is our video series about dissociative identity disorder and dissociative disorders a really good place to start if you want to do your own research is van der kolk etau 1995 dissociation and the fragmentary nature of traumatic memories you'll find in the description below hypoarousal and associative symptoms can include depersonalization feeling detached from one's life and the experiences around you depersonalization feeling a detachment from your life your thoughts and your feelings problems with handling intense emotions sudden and unexpected shifts in your mood derealization which is feeling as though the world around you is distorted or not real a lot of people including me describe it as though you're living in a dream or looking through a sheet of glass or out of a fishbowl dissociative amnesia which means dissociative memory loss this can be localized selective generalized or systematized feeling compelled to behave in a certain way immobility freezing and overwhelming feelings of helplessness did you know that amnesia is actually part of the diagnostic criteria for both ptsd and did it can be complete partial delayed onset etc trauma affects our ability to control our lower behaviors the body has an independent memory from the brain and therefore the body can behave essentially without consent from our executive functioning which leads to reenactments of past trauma this can often be seen in traumatized children who may re-enact their trauma through play if you'd like to know more about trauma we have a lot of videos on it if you are interested in doing your own research have a look at the description below there is lots and lots and lots of peer-reviewed and very scientifically accurate research we only give you examples of stuff that we know is absolutely valid top-notch information so there's medical studies journals books whatever you need you'll find below if you would like to check us out and you enjoyed what you've seen today please consider supporting us subscribe click the like button and very importantly ring the little bell and just before i go i have an important announcement to make so over to passing in if you haven't heard already you should check out tickets below to the entitled to life conference which is happening in san francisco this november it's happening on the sixth and seventh it's a two-day conference specifically about did and osdd we are going to be guest speakers there along with multiplicity in me jeremy and alternate perspective now known as team pinata the labyrinth system fragmented psych and the entropy system it's going to be an amazing gala you have the chance to meet as in person if you'd like to it's going to be a super inclusive and incredibly safe experience there's safe rooms and everything you could possibly need and it's been very very well put together and we can't wait to see you there don't forget to check out tickets below or you can watch the video we made about it up here thanks for watching everybody bye thank you so much for watching everybody i really hope that you learned something today and that you will stay on the channel to learn more stay safe everybody lots of love bye [Music] [Music] you