CPTSD: Is BITTERNESS Blocking Your Healing? (Resilience Series #8)

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[funland]

I've been consumed by resentment about what I suffered as a child in the last 2 years, so this is really helpful, thank you. Hey, I've started!

[joshuataylor]

'Never succumb to the temptation of bitterness', Martin Luther King Jr

[Leftatalbuquerque]

Beyond bitter. Try: fatigued, hopeless, resigned, numb, exhausted, tired, weary... Your last post was very interesting - defensive to the point of not being able to connect. Very interesting. A life of trying to be sarcastic and witty in an attempt to win status before they can hurt me first...

[cindyharding]

Does anyone ever notice how a hurt or injured pack member is eventually attacked and shunned? The same thing happens in humans. Regardless of how or why you got hurt or injured, regardless of what a good person you are on the inside...sooner or later you get attacked, chased away, and shunned. Its like those around you can sense your weakness and want nothing to do with you

[EllenDScott]

I MAKE myself say out loud "I am grateful that I am no longer with ... (I have 2 people I am REALLY grateful to be free of). It's begrudging at first, then I list why. Then I notice how free I am, even just to have my own thoughts.

AAAANNNNDD I totally struggle with bitterness.

[icqme]

I feel bitter about my family and missed experiences which make it difficult to relate to others. I had to move out in secret, no support or help from parents, I've never been hugged by my parents or had them say they loved me. Other people get love and support from their families which I never received.

[strawberrymoon]

Thank you. I looked up healing from bitterness because I want to move forward and I am stuck. All the videos I have started watching before this one were blaming the person for being unforgiving, childish, etc. Basically saying this is your fault, and I felt that it was a condemnation of someone who is seeking help. I had to stop five different videos. Then I found yours. This video was a breath of fresh air. It was understanding and helpful. It was perfect for someone who has been a victim of abuse. It validated my experience while telling me how I can break out of this prison. Thank you.

[philipmarkedwards]

I suppressed my resentment. I became cynical and sarcastic. I struggle with it every day.

[karenkoontz]

I was bitter about my crappy childhood for years. I've been working on getting past it, and finally made it! I feel so much better. I'm free.

[JackSquat]

I have bitterness towards family and friends that kind of ghosted me after my wife was diagnosed with cancer, I expected a little more support, she passed away along time ago but I still carry the bitterness towards those friends and relatives.

[blessedn]

Kenya my beloved country.. I hear you loud and clear...happy to know you been here. We are a healing people

[mascara]

My mother hid the existence of a brother she gave away for adoption from me. I accidentally learned about him on Ancestry DNA and when I did, she tried blaming the situation on me. This brother is 15 years older than me, I wasn't even alive when my mother had him so I think if she will blame that on me, she'll blame anything on me.

[christinemaure]

I've been bitter for almost 10 years and now I start getting better

[thatguyjoe]

Finally someone who understands.
Every video is a discription of my life.
And it's good to see that I'm not the only one who is going through this.
Thank you Anna, you are a super hero.

[kathyingram]

~I wish the horrid treatment i got from my family was just in my childhood, but its even worse now!~My bitterness has no chance of fading cuz its renewed constantly with more unfair treatment~I spent 10 years on hard drugs to get away from the hurt, and it worked beautifully~Ive been sober for 12 years, and i still cant get away from the hurt & bitterness~

[mootsiee]

I’ve been bitter and coming to acknowledge it. I resent my childhood and the people surrounding the cause of it . It’s been spilling out in a horrible way when ever I am triggered, it’s takes me back to the hurt child and it causes me to react in a very highly reactive way . I feel all the pain in my body again and worse

[GigglyGirlPearl]

My emotions see-saw between forgiveness and bitterness. Just when I feel I have forgiven "that person" bitterness creeps back in. I wish the good feelings that come from forgiveness were a fixed and permanent emotion. It's a daily battle keeping bitterness at bay. You help give insight into how to deal with that painful struggle. You're voice is easy to listen to and your messages sooth the soul. Thank you CCF.

[veilenedream]

i am bitter about every little thing in the world. it's not even directly related to trauma anymore. i just hate everything. your vides give me hope :). i am watching them slowly rather than bingeing, so i can absorb what you say better. in my mid 20s i did really deep trauma healing work and felt empowered and like i had overcome so much. i let go of my healing for a while. now i am 36 and so upset and confused.

[susanritchey]

Wow! This could have been me speaking...as far as the estrangement in my family. I moved to another State to not deal with their abuse. I'm bitter now. I see where I need to change and be grateful for my present life.

[slimdusty]

"their hearts are full of love and gratitude " and "their trauma had never involved parents turning their back on their kids"


To me, that seems to be the key that creates so much difference