Dr. John A. KingIndigenous Australian. 100% Human. Neo-Noir Novelist. Poet. Speaker. Performance coach. More than a Survivor. Terrible Golfer, Awkward Dancer🕺

Christmas Survival Skills - PTSD Minute

18 Dec 2017 · 1 min

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In this brief YouTube monologue, Dr. John A. King offers practical advice for individuals with complex post‑traumatic stress disorder (C‑PTSD) who are facing the holiday season. He emphasizes the importance of controlling one’s environment by planning comings and goings, allocating a set amount of time for events, and establishing clear emotional boundaries. He encourages viewers to give themselves permission to step away for a walk or a break if the situation becomes overwhelming, highlighting that while many aspects of holiday gatherings are uncontrollable, personal agency over timing and environment can make the experience more manageable.

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Hello, how are you? Hey, how you doing? Um, so Christmas is coming up. One of the best things you can do if you suffer from complex post-traumatic stress or post-traumatic stress is try and control your environment. Make sure that you're in control of your comings and goings, your time that you've got. Allocate a certain amount of time to the event. You can't control a lot of things, but you can control Some of the environment that you're in. Give yourself permission to go for a walk if things get too much for you. But if you can know when you're coming, when you're going, how long you're going to be there, then you can set the emotional boundaries or guardrails for yourself so you can make it work for you. There we go. You look so good. You look so cute.