Emotional Dysregulation: What It Is, How to Stop It

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"Feeling your feelings" is supposed to be a goal of healing. But with CPTSD, your emotions aren’t always a good thing -- sometimes they are really *emotional dysregulation" -- an overreaction, with your feelings overwhelming your perception, making you feel WORSE, and potentially harming your relationships. What can you do to calm intense emotions BEFORE they damage your life? In this video I'll explain what emotional dysregulation feels like, with practical tips to bring it emotions back down to size.
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[@wrongsalvation8904]

I have c-ptsd and cannot afford therapy and I have to say that your Channel has helped me not only understand but process it better than I ever have. Thank you for putting this up and out there. I would say you have no idea how much it helps but I have a sneaking feeling you know exactly how much it helps.

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

She does, we are so glad you are feeling supported! -Cara@TeamFairy

[@antandshell]

Me also. Eckhart Tolle the power of now bhas helped me immensely. Sending you love and light 💞

[@sayusayme7729]

So appreciated here too, thank you. 🦋

[@keepmoving1185]

Be well Candice! It does get better

[@jennykastelic3253]

ditto

[@dunanddusted1462]

I'm finding my disregulation is becoming easier to regulate since doing the daily practice of meditation and writing. It's a miracle! I'm blown away how my brain is changing even things look brighter colours in nature, and I can hear birds and things I never noticed before.

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

That's wonderful! Thank you for sharing this experience with us :) -Cara@TeamFairy

[@kimlec3592]

Yes, the writing is helpful. writing about anything.

[@Inprogress_of_newbeginings]

Try gratitude journaling aswell...that makes my heart sore

[@iamjoyt]

This was so encouraging. Thank you for sharing!😊

[@fatimamengal214]

Hey can u tell us how u meditate..is there any app for it or u do it urself or by following suggestion of a video plz share.

[@HMcQ7891]

For years, I thought of the experience of dysregulation as being like driving a malfunctioning car. You know how to drive, you have no intention of driving badly - but you lightly step on the gas & the horn honks or the steering wheel is unresponsive or _too_ responsive or the car vrooms forward or doesn't move at all or reverses and hits a pole. A life of no control. But you still have a life to live - so you keep going & you use all your strength to stay on the road. Recovering from yesterday's auto injuries while incurring fresh ones. But you keep going, gripping the wheel.

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

Interesting perspective ;) -Cara@TeamFairy

[@katiekane5247]

I love your analogy @HPMcQueen! I've replaced some parts but sometimes it still veers off the road. Gotta practice steering into the skid some more!

[@andrear6094]

I like it!

[@mollysreadings4845]

This makes so much sense to me. And I'm so sad that it really resonates.

[@laurenbatson5918]

Im just learning about it because my husband has it. It reminds me of having PMS as a teenager. It takes a while for a young woman to learn to manage that "out of control/crazy bi---" mood. Some never learn.

[@squarepeg418]

When I’m overwhelmed, I sometimes say, “I need a moment”. I didn’t know what I meant the first time I said it, but it gave every body space and I was able to process what was going on inside and respond to the situation rather than react to it.

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

Perfection! -Cara@TeamFairy

[@azsli2]

Yep my daughter one time sent a timer ,climbed under the table and "go away till beep. " It was so simple and worked so well. I said "ok you take 5. " Then I used it myself and she understood perfectly.

[@katkat2340]

Excellent

[@ritaamor283]

Thank you for that advice.❤

[@karumina]

Coherent breathing anytime a difficult emotional wave hits. 2 minutes and you're a different person. A life saver.

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

So true! Thanks for sharing! Nika@TeamFairy

[@JohnNathanShopper]

Going flat emotionally-this happens to me all the time. I “go autistic” on people instead of confronting people

[@patglennon9671]

What does this mean? I think I might relate

[@bReal919]

God damn me too- lately that’s me whenever I feel anxious now. 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@ramblingRJ]

I sympathise.

[@katiekane5247]

I get this! I used to do that as well. It's a conditioned response, same thing I did when the abuse happened. I feel it was a protective mechanism back then but it doesn't serve us well as adults because it relives the whole feeling that we can't cope & fear for our sanity & well-being. It WAS a coping mechanism that saved us back then but NOT now. Hopefully, confrontation doesn't equal fear for your life anymore. Still scary af though & must be practiced. Best of luck to you 💙

[@JohnNathanShopper]

@@katiekane5247 Full disclosure, I don’t know what caused it in me, but everything Fairy describes fits my situation so perfectly. I have crippling fear of confrontation and I never lose my cool anymore. So for me it’s best to speak my mind as quickly and clearly as possible-it actually quashes confrontations, since people quickly can see where I stand

[@GratefulDeb270]

In my recovery program, they say “If it’s hysterical, it’s historical.” … wisdom 💕

[@brigri8]

words to live by

[@siobhanmulvey]

💚💚💚

[@mediacenterman8583]

This is very profound.

[@Leeshie1994]

I have such a hard time with black and white thinking in these situations. "Well if I keep letting them get away with treating me like this, aren't I being a doormat?" And just feel it's best to end things to be safe. Balance is SO HARD.

[@moirosalina]

I recognise that

[@brianamorg4811]

Ugh this is so me.

[@tallspicy]

I finally realized I need to sit with my sensations, not intellectualize them which makes me feel what I call disquiet. For me the rumination is when I get disregulated.

[@celticandpenobscot8658]

"Being stood up, it's not cool, but what you're feeling is WAAAY out of proportion to what's really going on..." Thank you for this pointer!

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

Key point you picked up on there :) -Cara@TeamFairy

[@sofia8194]

I wish I would've seen these videos BEFORE I ruined my relationship last month with a series of emotional outbursts, controlling behaviours and victim mentality, but seeing them now has helped me enormously to recover from that imminent breakup. Thank you so much for your wisdom

[@Najmille]

hahahahahaha DUDE I saw these two days after getting blocked by my ex bc we both were circling around bc of these patterns I was havign :/ Luckily I am getting over it now a few months later and could come back to this video to regulate myself today about some other thing.

[@dyanacarapeto7381]

Where do we draw the line between me being dyresgulated and the person actually being abusive That’s my problem now Cause i have cptsd from a narcissistic abused relationship and i feel like everytime i meet someone and that person does something similar for ex, doesn’t answer for a day , i get very stressed and either i say something and scared them away or i just lose interest

[@matthewbrown8679]

You know what? The fact that you are able to see this in yourself and take responsibility is a tribute to your character. Many people have a very hard time doing so. Remember that when you are feeling bad about slipping up.

[@chavesa5]

Literally 26 hours ago for me. Good lord I ruined something wonderful.

[@FaintAura]

ugh, same. But at least I learned something out of it

[@janswimwild]

There is a big difference between feeling your feelings and acting upon them. If you feel them, understand where they are coming from (I.e) PTSD/trauma and take yourself off to allow them to pass through you they will in time ease and move on. Feelings must always be felt, just not always reacted to and not always in that moment.

[@80islandia]

I agree with this. Simultaneously feeling my feelings authentically (rather than suppressing or downplaying them) and taking a cool-down period to observe my feelings has helped me to be more consciously assertive rather than reactive. Feeling the feelings as they are is key to healing, especially when either you or others have a long history of denying and devaluing your emotional experience for the sake of maintaining a false narrative.

[@brittniebelcher3341]

I agree with this and the comments below. The title I dont agree with cuz feelings are always valid and always be felt but some of the tips are good on moving through the reaction and then responding. The title just threw me off, I was like 👀

[@terryanngallagher3605]

@@80islandia Absolutely agree, 100%. There's no NOT feeling our feelings unless we go numb or pretend, which both lead to worse issues like addiction and violence and suicide. We can't heal what we don't allow ourselves to feel.

[@chiaragaia4347]

very very well put.

[@pinchofsalt1]

I agree, emotions are a felt reaction in the body’s physiology/brain. I’m not sure we have the choice to feel them or not. They’re there, they’re happening and I guess, like you said, with practice we will have a bigger gap between strong emotion and behaviour.

[@aditimishra7420]

It is really hard to accept that we can be emotionally abusive ourselves because we have been at the receiving end of it

[@gardenjoy5223]

Hurt people hurt people.

[@r.p.8906]

The key is to actually acknowledge that we’re disregulated!! That’s 90% of the work...

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

It's a big deal! -Cara@TeamFairy

[@24sherbear]

My parents were masters of the behavior you described. They fought incessantly. You brought to mind a specific moment where they’d had a fight the night before. Next morning dad had already left for work as we get ready to leave for school. Mom is in the bedroom calming packing her bags. I was the oldest by 14 months but I had already figured out she wasn’t going anywhere. But, my middle sister would freak out and find me between classes to make me go with her to the pay phone to call home and make sure mom answered. That’s the tip of the iceberg. He hid his drinking (maybe that’s what they fought about) and was often violent. She went from being passive and pouting to raging back at him. They stayed together 61 years and died 4 months apart 2016-17. Talk about being disregulated. Remembering this helps me with perspective!

[@fabiennepdt4898]

You've just saved my life. I wasn't aware of disregulation before. As a teacher, it is really important for me to regulate my emotions. I get triggered all the time by challenging students. Many thanks for your help.

[@jlynnmenzel]

But sometimes we are with or dealing with emotionally abusive people that purposefully “forget” about us or just don’t care about us to remember. We should not be the only ones needing to be more emotionally mature.

[@omittable]

Yes, I understand this. I have this issue and my partner was abusive; it was a very bad situation.

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

@Jenny_Lynn but we only have sovereignty over ourselves, it doesn't mean we are doormats tho :) -Cara@TeamFairy

[@katkat2340]

So true

[@tomtbi]

I want those sweet connections more than anything in the world!!

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

I know you do, keep at it! -Cara@TeamFairy

[@mauricepowers3804]

❤me as well

[@katiekane5247]

Keep trying, you're worth it!

[@James.Payne.]

Me too.

[@OneWhoKnowz]

Me too

[@kathynify]

I always was called a drama queen by my friends and I don't feel at all like this. I always felt like I had very very strong feelings and was often extremely disappointed. Now it is all in its frame and you helped me arrive here

[@arlenelim8333]

Find new friends who accept you as you are, including your dramas. At the same time, practice calming down at all cost. Meditation does it. So whenever the emotions come raging, you are able to separate yourself from them. Avoid reacting or taking sides. Just be still and watch the wave subside. The emotions weren't even you, but just a chip living inside your 'program.' 😊

[@normalizedinsanity4873]

I am an activist in Australia, and emotional dysregulation is ubiquitous, and underpinns so many issues, especially domestic violence. Instead of raising awareness to minimize fallout, it is swept under the carpet because of what is says about our society, and government of ratbags that seeks to shirk their social responsibility. I consider it nothing short of a crime against humanity. Thank you for making this info available, I have never heard of this approach in dealing with emotional regulation, and will be forwarding this to the may people I know that struggle with this problem and hope it can help them XX

[@deanaburnham9571]

This is outstanding. Worth listening to several times. People with CPTSD often let words in one ear and out of the other without gleaning the powerful meaning that has been conveyed. The wisdom and skill imparted by The Crappy Childhood Fairy is accurate and therapeutic.

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

Appreciate those kind words :) -Cara@TeamFairy

[@tomtbi]

I'm thinking about writing a book about all of the traumas I have dealt with in my life...

[@Latoree33]

@Thomas Barnard, I've been thinking the same thing. Some of these Trauma's go back to the early 1950's and before that time.

[@acgruel]

Me too. People have told me I should write a book

[@Latoree33]

@@gmm6106 absolutely knowing what we know that people who stood in front of everybody making them believe they were great or believe they belonged on a pedestal.

[@icantdance6813]

Me too

[@katiekane5247]

Collaboration maybe? So many of us, a collection of short stories might really work!

[@terryanngallagher3605]

Love the daily practice...been doing it almost a year now. When I'm super angry about legitimate horrors, I burn the resentment list to help release it. It works. Been doing THAT for 20 years, called them hate letters in the past. They weren't enough alone, your practice is so much more effective. But the burning part for extreme rage at what was done to me and my life is really effective along with your practice. Thank you so much.

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

What great advice and great testimony! -Cara@TeamFairy

[@terryanngallagher3605]

@@CrappyChildhoodFairy Thank you, Cara!

[@terryanngallagher3605]

@My Art Junk It's satisfying and a good way to release the garbage we don't want to hold onto...works so well along with the daily practice! I have a very old unsent letter to my former husband. You just gave me the idea it is time to let it go. I will burn it. Thanks for the thoughtful response!

[@tomtbi]

My emotions are like the stock market if you know what I mean....

[@w0rloko]

it always goes up in the long term, idk if that helps or hinders the comparison or you for that matter! in the case, "of if you're still here it's not the end"

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

@Thomas_Barnard I get that it's a roller coaster :) -Cara@TeamFairy

[@freshliving4199]

Overcome the emotions so you can be free.

[@williama7124]

OMG this feels like such a magic secret. I'm all about expressing feelings but I'm also very emotionally volatile. I think I may have BPD (caused by cptsd) because my feelings can be so intense. I've recently noticed when I feel offended by someones words or behaviour, thinking about the situation in that moment causes me to become even more angry and keeps me in that space for longer which makes me blow up and scream and say things that I later regret. I find that when someone has done something wrong to me, I am the one having to say sorry because my reaction was over the top. its this reason which is keeping me from wanting to form new relationships because I don't want to be the angry dragon and make others feel bad. I've read a lot of self help books but never really came across this term. So interesting.

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

It is a magic secret (than Anna tries to share with everyone)😀 -Cara@TeamFairy

[@tomjames7713]

emotionally volatile, yeah thats sounds about right.

[@williama7124]

@@tomjames7713 its horrible to experience isn't it?

[@iluvknitting1965]

I wish your channel had been available 30 years ago. An hour of listening to your help and advice would have saved me countless wasted hours and thousands of dollars spent on "talk therapy". So glad to have found your channel. Thank you.

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

Welcome! -Cara@TeamFairy

[@Krystalwatchesvideos]

I want to say thank you for your videos. Your content has really been helping me! :) My challenge is getting triggered at work. I find my brain spiraling, but instead of being able to stop, all I want to do in that moment is tell other people about the situation. My brain wants confirmation that what I'm feeling is justified, but even if one person 'hears' me, it doesn't pull me out of the triggered state. After the wave is over, I end up feeling like an immature child who didn't have emotional control over my state of mind.

[@corinnekelley8133]

Same here friend.

[@beccaroshi2112]

This explains what I went through this past week to a T

[@grmpEqweer]

"Don't feel your feelings." ...That sounds great.

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

It is! -Cara@TeamFairy

[@robertrichard6107]

Sounds like the adult child syndrome/ role Don't talk, Don't touch, Don't Feel, when both parents are Zombies.

[@Raichu420]

I met someone in inpatient care who told me "let the energy (feelings) flow through you, not with you." I think this is what the idea of not feeling is getting at. Of course it's detrimental to block all of your feelings, but you can redirect it and change your thought process instead of letting it be at the forefront of your mind. You can validate yourself without letting your feelings get away from you :)

[@wordivore]

@@CrappyChildhoodFairy It's really not. Emotions make us human. It's one thing to get dysregulated, but feelings/emotions shouldn't be denied, it can lead to dissociation. This is nuanced and not just a black or white, feel feelings or don't. There's an in between.

[@deebond4745]

@@wordivore maybe what she just means is to practice responding and not reacting and in order to do that to find ways to manage your feelings/emotions so that it doesn't get out of hand?

[@Maddy-iv7zy]

This actually reminds me of my childhood. My mom overreacted a lot and threatened to leave every single time. And I remember I did the same once in a toxic friendship...

[@mrfarax4944]

I have to say this was a the last piece of my puzzle to finally finding peace after a journey i started 20 years ago. I started getting interested in psychology after years of abuse by my narc mom. I had many wounds but emotional disregulation was the worst wound i had in terms of pure destruction of my life and relqtionships. Thank you i can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel

[@OffGridMadMan]

I'm nearly 50 with CPTSD since forever, I don't know anything else. I started reading "The Chimp Paradox" and it's been a very helpful model to see what's going on and attempt to deal with it! Sadly, the "Chimp" in all of us interprets the stimulus a split second before "we" do but by trying to follow the instructions, you can calm things. However, the method with this is to allow the Chimp to "exercise" by letting it be until it runs out of steam, which it always does. I think your video was quite similar to what the book says, all your videos are great, thank you 😊

[@stasia2669]

I have ptsd and I've found there is a difference between retreating and feeling the trigger and projecting it on someone else. I've found dealing with the trigger myself without projecting the emotion onto someone else which as you said amplifies the trigger and keeps it going. But when I retreat and let my feelings flow on my own it helps me recognise the trigger and understand my feelings and has helped me to have more intimacy with myself as when I retreat I put myself and my healing first it builds self confidence. I retreat, understand my feelings from letting them flow, then when I am calm I know what to tell others about how I feel and what I can and cant be around. Calm brings clarity and I found its been part of my healing to calm on my own. Hope this helps ❤.

[@fatherburning358]

Well done. I've managed to use the same strategy. It really is such a relief to not wake up the next day full of shame about how your disregulated self behaved to those you love. 👍

[@someonesdaughter3180]

Perfect. "Feeling" those emotions, especially talking about them just throws us back into the soup...and we end up adding more ingredients! I have hand written almost 400 pages, processing my own grief and episodes of dysregulation, and it is far more stabilizing than talk and feel methods.

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

Great! -Cara@TeamFairy

[@ramshamirza5750]

Loved the analogy of a horrible house guest who's wrecking everything and refuses to leave 😂

[@ramblingRJ]

I've had trouble with emotion. If I got mad, my ex told me it was inappropriate anger. If I cried, I was told it was an unattractive trait. I never seemed to get it right, and she left me.

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

We are so glad you are here now :) -Cara@TeamFairy

[@patglennon9671]

F her

[@ShintogaDeathAngel]

Your ex was playing the “impossible to win” game by moving the goal posts on you. This game is designed to keep you off balance and keep things comfortable for the person who doesn’t want to deal with those messy emotions other people express. And the ultimate punishment for not attaining her impossible standard was to leave. What a mindfuck.

[@ramblingRJ]

@@ShintogaDeathAngel Thank You

[@sapphire8644]

Jeez she forgot that you were human

[@David-uc4hc]

This is so powerful. I've gotten MUCH better as I get older, but just the other day my best friend made a mistake that cost me money, and wasn't really owning that mistake. But I didn't yet hear their side of the story. I was SO angry, and then when they told me what happened, it was clear it wasn't their fault. But I was still SO angry. He hung up on me. Which then triggered abandonment. Fortunately I caught my over-reaction (from years of recognizing my patterns) and texted an apology, and he reciprocated and we sorted it out (I'm lucky to have understanding friends). But when that airplane takes off... it's so hard to know what to do. It feels like that energy has to go somewhere, even after you realize there's nothing to be emotional about. I'm getting better, but the ideal is me regulating my feelings before they get out of control.

[@silviazavala-payne9170]

Wow! Just learning all about childhood trauma, I blamed it all on anxiety and this helps me break it down and identify what’s going on inside my body. Thank you so much❤

[@wanderingseth]

Bless you. I describe it as having a black hole appear under my feet. Normally that makes me fall down into the darkness where I get stuck for a while. When that dark pit opens up, I imagine I'm keeping my feet around the edge. I can't stop the hole from opening up, but I'm getting better at not falling in.

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

That is total progress 💪💜 -Cara@TeamFairy

[@793lefty]

This kinda reminds me of asking myself "What are you supposed to be doing again?" During executive dysfunction. Sometimes it helps.

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

Great idea! -Cara@TeamFairy

[@NN-fz4pd]

Every time I get angry he suddenly becomes calm and nonchalant while I have meltdowns. But when I ignore him that’s when he panics and starts calling. WHEN I AM ANGRY I WILL DO NOTHING AND IGNORE HIM

[@jeffstickley8975]

I wish I would have found you 6 months ago. After 15 years of marriage I found out too late what is going on with me and I ruined my marriage to the person I thought was the love of my life and couldn't understand why she would just walk away from the one person that stayed by her side through all she had been dealing with. My rage would explode from out of nowhere or at least that's what she saw. She wasn't able to see how much I was dealing with on the inside. When I finally asked her to help me find out what was wrong she stood up , & without looking up from her phone said, " get some help" & walked out on me. I now know that I was the problem.There's alot more to it than what I've written, but it was the last straw

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

So sorry. I'm so glad you are connected to information that might help!

[@jeffstickley8975]

@@CrappyChildhoodFairy I was exposed to so much as a child from being sexually molested, seeing a family friend get shot point blank with a shotgun, another friend hit & killed by a drunk driver, physical, emotional, psychological abuse, separation anxiety due to being abandoned by my DNA doner in my 1st year of life, and then again by both parents when I was 14. My soon to be ex was /is dealing with several disorders that I wasn't aware of going into the marriage. She would frequently wake me up in the middle of the night punching me in the face asking if I even wanted to be with her even though I was in bed with her. Then she would disappear for a few days with no explanation of where or with who. Then came the announcement that for my 50th birthday that she was pregnant. That ended up being a still birth. I was devastated. Fast forward 10 years & I find out it never happened. But for 10 years I was verbally attacked for "forgetting his birthday!"! And through all of this I didn't know that my explosive temper & outbursts of rage could be due to everything that I have been through or that I can control it

[@nikkidunlap715]

My cptsd ruined most of my teens and 20s. In my later 20s and now into my early 30s I've come to manage it better. But there is no area of my life that it hasn't harmed in some way. I wish I would have had someone spot what was going on with me early on. When I look back I see the glaring red flags like neon lights in the dark. I don't understand why no one could spot them. I was involved with some therapy. I guess being misdiagnosed bipolar could have affected that. As it did getting actually antidepressants instead of lithium. Depakote. Seriquil. And so on. I spent years trying to figure out what was wrong with me. It wasn't until rehab trauma therapy that I learned so much more. I can say it gets better. You have to want it. You have to work hard for it. And be your own advocate. I went up against psychiatrist and fought for better medications. The right ones. I fought against the misdiagnosis. And I figured out how to help myself. Being told several times no one in the entire staff could take on such a case. Because on paper I look like a walking disaster. All the crazy trauma. Finally being given at least the basics of therapy after speaking to me in person but still being told we can only do so much. No one here is qualified to help you the way you need. But not being guided in the right direction. This helps me.

[@mag1c3y38]

My grandmother just sent me this and idk what to say. I'm not traumatized and I'm fine.

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

LOL, glad to hear it! -Cara@TeamFairy

[@Suzu52]

This is where I m at right now... I haven t decided how much of my CPTSD is from childhood trauma or the decades of emotional abuse from a covert narcissist who everyone sees as such a "good guy"....they have no clue.....he wears a mask with them....yes I went OFF on a bank employee a few weeks ago.....yes my adult son just stared at me blankly as a FaceTime session he initiated this morning just to get his dog home to him after vacation today turned emotionall.....he has no idea that at the moment he called I was being disrespected by his father who immediately snaps into his buddy dad voice....and acts like everything is fine...no this was a week of nonstop attempts at conversations to work on issues only to be gaslit t and stoewalled or just the silent treatment, which is his favorite........I go into dysregulation and he then portrays ME as difficult and him the victim..ugh....I so appreciate your videos.......

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

We're glad you're watching! -Cara@TeamFairy

[@kimlec3592]

Yes, stop feeling your feelings for a moment and write them down instead. You'll find it helps a lot.

[@katiekane5247]

I equate my responses like a hose faucet. I had a 0 or 100 valve, I've worked on replacing it with one that can be gentle enough to water plants, not always a harsh jet. Self realization can be uncomfortable but it's the ONLY way to move forward. 20+ years ago, my dysregulation had driven everyone away from me. I learned that being shut down sucked, I couldn't stand myself ultimately. I had used my depression as dirty pool; " nothing you can do will help" against both helpful & unhelpful people. Wish I had had Ana Runkle to help me back then but still learning today.

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

You have her now 💜 -Cara@TeamFairy

[@katiekane5247]

@@CrappyChildhoodFairy and the progress is really noticeable. Thanks for being part of the healing of so many!

[@silvercarriage]

I do not agree with this. In my experience of long term healing from c-ptsd, and from what I have read and researched. We need to actually practice properly feeling everything in order to heal. Not distract or surpress further. No, our reactions are not "appropriate" for an adult most of the time. But they were once upon a time, when most of us weren't allowed to express ourselves. I would say, practicing some form of impulse control is good, like making it routine to step aside from a situation whenever it feels overwhelming. Understanding and accepting that we are dysregulated- yes. But we need to safely feel/express how we are feeling too. Otherwise all of this will remain in our system, making us sick instead. Journalling, reading, meditation, all of this are great tools for better self-knowing, understanding how and why things happen inside ourselves and around us. But through relaxation practices and deep breathing, eventually things need to be released as well. The anger and despair etc has to do with our childhoods, its from a long time ago. But until we properly connect the now with these "old feelings", we will not FULLY and authentically be able to comprehend how the present connects to the past. How we "create" or end up in these different scenarios that cause more chaos and trauma. Like, if you keep going back to an abusive person, or someone who just does not treat you right. Or if you mistreat yourself in any way (lack of self care, boundaries etc), yes you will break down emotionally eventually. These are all signs, everything going on inside are keys to help us understand what is happening and why. Pete Walker talks about this in his book all the time, that in order to heal properly we must GRIEVE what happened to us. And to be able to grieve we must stop what we are doing, go within, and look at what is happening in there. What are we actually feeling in any given moment- and why? Without the self blame and with more self-compassion. I find these videos useful sometimes, like helpful life advice and so on. But how can we even apply this kind of advice if we do not come from an authentic place of knowing what is best for us? The very thing we disconnected from that caused our c-ptsd? Healing is about fully reconnecting to our core. And by that, we must feel our emotions. Feeling is different from reacting. This is the thing we need to learn. And not by being told, yet again, that we are doing something wrong. But by gently guiding ourselves to fully feel and not just react in the moment. And when we are able to feel, we are able to cry. And crying for the right reasons is truly healing.

[@sandralujan1199]

I love how you bring up hard exercise to loosen the stress and get it all out. I was an avid cross fitter before covid hit. When everything shut down I was a mess. Now I’m learning more about my traumas and doing your daily practice. I also mind dump whenever I need to. I find getting to know myself and understanding my triggers has helped a lot. Better yet giving myself permission to simply not do things I don’t want to do or be around certain people. Honoring my own peace and space so I can have energy to handle other stressful situations and people.

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

Yay! I'm so glad to hear that the Daily Practice is helping you :) -Cara@TeamFairy

[@visionvixxen]

I’m suffering like hell because so many days I don’t have the energy to exercise and I refuse to take evening caffeine because my sleep has been so bad for years but exercise is my savior for wine and I don’t know if it’s not wine or food or exercise and sleeping pills or something to shut it down because I’m in such pain

[@jonmars9559]

Good stuff and helpful in my present state. I'm Aspie and diagnosed late in life, in my late 50s. Some of the difficulties in late diagnosis is that on top of Asperger's, many layers of trauma build up over time. Asperger's and CPTSD share a great number of symptoms right out of the box. Add stress, confusion, abuse, rejection and isolation on top of Asperger's and it becomes very difficult to separate one from the other. The Asperger's I was born with. It's part of who I am. The CPTSD has been acquired and at this point makes it nearly impossible to seek out relationships or simply enjoy the company of others. The self talk that goes on in my head is my constant companion and is often not my friend. It gets to the point sometimes where I can hardly imagine what emotional regulation might actually feel like.

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

We understand that undiagnosed conditions create their own special hell and trauma, especially for children. Glad you are here now, this Practice is for you! bit.ly/3608opl -Cara@TeamFairy

[@tomjames7713]

hi jon, a gal i was with for two years said i had aspergers. there were some characteristics that did fit my person, but i dismissed it. i remember one was social ques and awkwardly reading them. tell me some more about your aspergers? you say you was born with it? it cant be changed? it is intrinsically part of you? see for me this would be a problem because all the dysfunctions and personality traits that haunted and vexed me my life i just thought, well, thats the way i am, period. im doomed and stuck with defected me. but now this lady ties it all up into a childhood brain trauma/set back of development. which, she insists can and with time and courage does get healed. to the point, im trying to say or ask of you are there parts of you that youre stuck with and parts that can be changed? a big fear for me would be intrinsically i cant be helped. i dont want to believe or accept that. believe me, what i thought was my person and personality traits were mostly unacceptable to live with. i need a cleaning of the slate, a hope that i can be free of the defects that pulled me down. yes, ones i feel were from childhood and not innate or my fault. is this "wishful thing" on my part?

[@ShintogaDeathAngel]

@@tomjames7713 all autistic people were born with it, but it's still possible to adapt in healthy ways, depending on your particular set of symptoms (it's a spectrum after all).

[@LMorganReynolds]

Keep the airplane on the ground. Hysterical af, and oh so true.

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

Appreciate you being here-glad it resonates :) -Cara@TeamFairy

[@spianny]

I found that when I was talking to my psychologist while emotionally disregulated it would send me deeper in a rut and I’d finish the session worse off.

[@JR-xo8td]

I just discovered your channel. It takes my breath away in a good way. Makes my head and my heart spin around and around. Each video I take in puts me up on a stage with myself to understand the play. You seem to be writing a book about me and do many others and you have been here. Thanks for gently, kindly, helping open up awareness. This is life changing info. Thank you so much for sharing your personal experiences in a way that is so helpful and empowering. I have so much to chew on. Thank you so very very much for being you, for sharing yourself and for validating this experience. For helping us not feel so alone or odd in this experience. You send out a message of acceptance, respect and hope to get through some substantial pain. Thank you so much. I am very grateful. You are making a ginormous, positive difference. I look forward to learning more. Bless you. Jack

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

Thank you @JR for the kind words. -Cara@TeamFairy

[@tomjames7713]

thanks jack for writing all the sentiments i would have written exactly. i liked the stage part in understanding myself in the play. i probably wouldnt have come up with that very good description. but yes yes yes and i feel the same as you with this woman, this site, and the hope she presents. i think its safe to say we all in this journey together. peace.

[@zsauffi]

30 minutes is not enough It sometimes takes ages. And the thoughts will remain the same, even though I dont react to it.

[@stevedawe8835]

Thank you for the amazing video, and tips for regulating myself. 4 months ago had full knee replacement, and let’s just say it’s been a downward spiral. My knee is not working as it supposed to, and the anger is overflowing. My emotional dysregulation is bad in the best of times. The last few months has been a difficult journey for my partner and I. I’ve got a lot of work to do, your video gives me a little hope I can start regulating my emotions. Thank you so much.

[@kaseyconahan9444]

I was at my friends house and all of a sudden he said he wanted to become a truck driver my reaction was to say something like “ we aren’t going to hangout much anymore” he didn’t like that reaction he called me a pessimist I didn’t yell or anything but I seem to always think the worst when something changes that I’m not expecting

[@SueDamron]

I found you somehow!! You make more sense than anyone I have listened to thus far! I’ve subscribed to hear more! THANK YOU!

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

Welcome aboard!

[@stephchew]

i feel so understood i’m getting teary at work!

[@bsgenius22]

I've been crying through a few of your videos and I really appreciate the work you put into them! Thank you for making this content available

[@yorkandpomona]

In a abusive childhood you are taught don’t think don’t speak don’t feel. So it’s important to be allowed to feel yo ur feelings. So the title of don’t feel your feelings, can be triggering in itself when you were never allowed to feel. But regardless of that sentence being triggering, I still watched and the information in this video was very helpful. Thank you.

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

Appreciate you watching :) -Cara@TeamFairy

[@freckles4603]

It never stops for me though, it never stops. I’m constantly disregulated and never “calm”.

[@customjuices]

look into stellate ganglion block. we deserve relief from the constant state of anxiety.

[@themormonblacksheep]

I just left a customer service phone job at an airline. I have additional PTSD from having customers barf on me and I had to just take it.... until I no longer could take it. What I've learned from the last 8.5 years at that job is that so many Americans are not doing well. So many Americans have normalized unregulated emotional outbursts. Now I am having to regulate my nervous system from all the abuse.

[@Catbooks]

Didn't know where to put this comment, but this seems good. Today I had a breakthrough! A situation I would have preferred to avoid, and had me dysregulating all over the place, off and on for about an hour. But, I could catch myself, re-regulate, and made infinitely better decisions than I ever would have before! This was a real challenge, and I'm just so happy to have made this progress. Which I wouldn't have, had I not found your channel. That hour would have played out very differently. Instead, afterwards I ended up having a nice day and treating myself to a wonderful, relaxing pedicure. Hooray for progress, and thank you again!

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

Thanks for sharing your breakthrough! -Cara@TeamFairy

[@quin0392]

This is really helpful when going through a PMDD episode.

[@Inprogress_of_newbeginings]

Thank You soo much for this description: Emotional disregulation. Even feeling nothing is a feeling right...because it tells a story like other emotions. And so because I don't like talking, this description helps me explain easily to my loved ones I care to let in about what I'm going through.

[@Anonymous-cw1ng]

So true! Enjoying your talks, thank you!

[@maiayip6394]

Thank you! So much pressure to feel when being in control is what I really need.

[@obcl8569]

The first 2:30 mins are the description of 90% of my reactions. Your channel is truly, honestly the only time i have felt seen, understood. including therapy - obviously haven't found the right one, but boy have i tried. THANK YOU.

[@laurabeigh283]

Yes ma’am! It is within the context of a romantic relationship that i feel too much emotion. It feels awful. Thank you for being YOU. I appreciate you so very much. You provide information in your kind, gentle way.

[@susanrolstad9338]

I wrote journals rather then then talk to my exhusband.. I needed a release it helped a lot! Your videos are helping more. Thank you

[@CC-kj3hc]

Oh my goodness. I can’t believe this is what’s been happening all along... Thank you so much for this video.

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

We are so glad it helped ;) -Cara@TeamFairy

[@preferitistand]

Thank you for this video!

[@Ablecore]

When people see you not controlling your feelings some see it as an opportunity to punish you till your dead

[@baxterjones6576]

Fuck I lived that, going through it.. yup

[@vivio2852]

So glad I found this channel, it’s wonderful.

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

Welcome aboard!

[@queenofthebutterflies5212]

Thankyou. thankyou, thankyou!!! I have had the WORST Mother's Day. It was building and gradually and my child's behaviour deteriorated. I know his behaviour is a berometer for how I am faring. Your advice is AMAZING.

[@jenrich111]

I fucking love you and how you help the traumatised. But you have such beautiful hair! Please keep growing it - it's a super-power.

[@kathydean2609]

Thank you! So good to have tools to use. Getting triggered is happening less as time goes by, but it still does happen.

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

Less is great news! -Cara@TeamFairy

[@veronicaniezgoda8363]

Great video! Such an awesome channel! Thank you for all you do it is so helpful

[@Dean-mg3re]

Practice, practice, practice. Anna honestly, thank you. I am suitcase man! And your advice is helpful

[@maryclebeau]

Wow you are soooo right!!!! This is how I have been feeling TODAY with my visiting mother. I have been so upset!!!! Thank you for this I needed this so much!!!!

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

We're glad you got what you needed :) -Cara@TeamFairy

[@pervi63]

Thank you Anna. I´m using your technique since several months ago and it´s helping me so much! And so do your videos, your tips have upleveled my toolbox. Thanks again.

[@patricia753]

This is So Great! Thank you!!!

[@xrayalchemist322]

Thank you, I really needed to hear this 😢

[@Jacey1250]

You are literally saving my life. Thank you ❤

[@Soaring_Seajay]

This is calming to listen to when in a dis-regulation (is that a word? lol). I have PMDD and I find myself getting easily disregulated during that time.

[@Deba7777]

Anna! Another really helpful video, some ideas I've never thought of, a paradigm shift! Thank you!

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

Great to hear that! -Cara@TeamFairy

[@williama7124]

Oh I love this! thank you. I always believed it was essential to sit with every feeling but sometimes the feeling is an illusions (triggered by childhood trauma) and there is no good that can come from sitting with that. mind blowing. :D

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

I'm so glad that you get to experience a new idea! -Cara@TeamFairy

[@Chanteljovan]

You are just so amazing! Everything you say is so true. I feel bad for all the relationships i messed up before I learned these things!

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

Nothing to feel bad about, it's all good experience going forward! -Cara@TeamFairy

[@brideofallunquietthings7992]

There is a difference between feeling your feelings, ie having emotions, and emotionalizing. I think it is incredibly important to feel your feelings, but emotionalizing is something different entirely. I believe is is done mostly to control or manipuate an out come (such as to overwhelm and thus stop oneself, get out of having to move forward or own what we want, stop another, or get someone to do as we wish, to name a few). Emotionalizing causes more emotions. I believe we're not really processing and releasing them, but more like churning them. When I truly feel my feelings I surrender to them, and something shifts within me internally. This difference has been important for me to understand. I say this because feeling my feelings and being in touch with what they are telling me has been instrumental, if not foundational, in my long term recovery. Even if just the fact that I am emotionalizing let's me know that I am afraid and want out of a situation, and that I have a choice to continue or not, without being at the mercy of my feelings. It almost doesn't matter so much what I choose, but that I can, and that I can stay in relationship with myself and my inner world they way I wasn't as a child.

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

Nicely said, thank you for sharing. -Cara@TeamFairy

[@godekchen9658]

Thé problem is people Care to much about what people think. If your body want to cry , let him without fall into it..just observe it..and don't give a f. about what people think

[@vivio2852]

Never heard the term emotionalizing, it’s a perfect description for being in that state.

[@selmore94]

Well said. Realizing this concept has been a huge breakthrough for me as well.

[@regularity2556]

@@godekchen9658 People have jobs to keep, and presentation to maintain to have a functioning life, we can't just act however we want and look unstable to our colleagues and associates.

[@kurmi33]

I have been looking for how to self regulate emotions and your video was the most clear, while a lot of people says pause, .. pause and what? Love you said, writing helps, exercise helps, postpone the conversation helps, till the feeling gets regulated and you can have a conversation from loving perspective instead of anger or bitter one. Thank you sooo much!!

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching and thanks for your comment! Nika@TeamFairy

[@zanderthemander8208]

Felt a little stuckish in my healing. And your channel is very exciting to me. I havent had enough time to put much into practice just yet, but im learning a lot of new things to try in my recovery! Thanks for all your work🥳

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

We have plenty more here courses.crappychildhoodfairy.com/ -Cara@TeamFairy

[@andrewlowe2962]

Great information, thank you 😊

[@TheDrudgenator]

i needed this , its been 8 years but every once in a while the mind wonders like a Boat dipping to the side before capsizing. I go through intense survivors guilt and shame for escaping that bad situation. Thank you for sharing this information. Ill keep it in mind .

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

It sounds like you're in the right place. We're so glad you're here and are sending you encouragement :) -Calista@TeamFairy

[@michelepascoe6068]

Thank you so much, Anna Fairy. I am grateful for your videos.

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

Glad you like them! -Cara@TeamFairy

[@lavonnehensley9993]

I just recently found you, but I also had been told about Autogenic Training, by my oldest son. There are free sessions on KZbin that last about 11 minutes, which I sometimes have to replay a few times to face the world. I also use BlueSky Hypnosis. It starts out audible , then goes subliminal for 8 hours. I have C-PTSD. Once triggered it can take me weeks to get back to "my normal". I am old and it exhausts me. This year, 2024, I have already blocked three people from being able to contact me. I have always given people way too many chances. But I found that if I , finally, get the courage to say "No More" and they do it again, I am terrified. I am bawling right now thinking about it, feels like my heart beat shakes my body. Definitely have to isolate at times. It gets bad.

[@titactaco]

I watch a lot of kind... therapy-themed youtube, but I feel like you actually KNOW. That's nice.

[@reignofaragon6890]

Woahh! The title totally triggered me. But the vidoe was one of my favorites. Thankyou for the wya you put things so eloquently it really helps me understand how to do it. Seriously thankyou. I hope you are well !

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

Glad you enjoyed it! -Cara@TeamFairy

[@KB-ih5gf]

This is brilliant. No one ever explained to me what was going on in my head when I suddenly felt intense pain when I just THOUGHT my partner had lied or done something solely to make me miserable. My partner thanks you. I thank you. My daughters thank you… 😉

[@laurzee]

I love your insight! Thank you!

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

Thank you for watching! -Cara@TeamFairy

[@lyd754]

Brilliant video. Spot on. I'm learning so much. Thank you again.

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

So glad to hear that! -Cara@TeamFairy

[@simplyme7821]

It's interesting that you used the word shame a couple of times in this video. When I get emotionally disregulated, I end up reliving feelings of rejection and desertion. I always end up doing something that brings on a feeling of shame. And, something tells me that's exactly how I felt when I was a child and I was out of control emotionally and when I presented that to my parents they looked at me and did nothing and that left me feeling ashamed of myself. Thank you for wanting to help other people who may have never equated being ignored as being traumatized as children. Sincerely, Carly💗 Anna, 23 years ago I found a man that understood that I had a lot of shame inside me. He was able to point it out and free me from that burden by loving me just the way I was and always making sure that I knew that I was seen and known. That is a gift that doesn't come along very often. But, he died and now I'm alone 85% of my life. I can't believe I went from what felt like heaven to me to feeling that I need to beg for attention from anyone. And, we both know that you can't get it that way. I think I disregulated my disregulation!☺

[@katiekane5247]

Carly, you were fortunate to have had that love, so sorry he died 💙 I don't know your situation & you may find another but if not, love yourself like he loved you. I used to feel being alone was devastating. I feel it goes back to feelings we had as small kids. At some point, I realized the people (parents) that I needed to literally survive could not be counted on. We're able to provide for ourselves now, even though it's still scary. Practice self care & feel GOOD about it!

[@micahmackley703]

I really liked your comment. Im sorry your struggling with that anguish