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

Weaponizing Your PTSD Against You #dealwithit - living well with PTSD

2 Mar 2018 · 1 min

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In this monologue, Dr. John A. King explains that while many wish others would understand and support people with PTSD, some individuals deliberately weaponize the disorder. They trigger symptoms, ignore communication, or behave in ways that elicit reactions confirming the victim’s perceived incapacity for change. Dr. King emphasizes that you cannot control others’ behavior, but you can prepare for it. By anticipating such tactics, you can choose to walk away, set firm responses, end relationships, or otherwise protect yourself from being manipulated. The core message is to recognize weaponization, accept the limits of influencing others, and employ strategic boundary‑setting to maintain personal well‑being.

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It'd be great if everyone cared for you. It'd be wonderful if everyone at least tried to understand you, or sometimes I say just see you trying with what you deal with on a daily basis. But the reality is that's just not the case. There are actually people who try and weaponize your illness against you. They'll use things, they'll deliberately trigger things, they'll not pick up the phone, they'll respond in a certain way because they want to get a certain reaction because that certain reaction Affirms to them that you're incapable of change or of growth. There's nothing you can do about that. You cannot change people's responses. You can't control their behaviour. What you can do is be prepared for their behaviour. And if you're prepared, then you can walk away, or you can have an answer or a response, or you can break off ties or relationship, or you can just make a decision that they're not going to be able to get under your skin. And sometimes that's just the best.