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[@soscruffy]

Hi, I'm a therapist and CPTSD survivor who has just stumbled across your channel. I absolutely support your mission to democratise healing. I have been told many times within my profession not to share potent healing resources with clients that they can use outside of sessions. But for me, these techniques were life saving and if I had just healed one hour a week in therapy (when I could afford it) I would never had survived. I'm so glad about the work you are doing to share such important knowledge.

[@eastalawest1633]

Wow I'm shocked but not surprised. The only therapist I want to see is the one on a mission to make his field obsolete. I remember when I told my last therapist that I was going to start doing IFS therapy at home with the Jay Early book "Self Therapy" and he strongly advised me against it. That was the last time I saw him after 15 years off and on.

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

@Source-Somatics thank you so much for commenting! I appreciate that you see the value in sharing resources with everyone- or trying to :)

[@keepmoving1185]

Love to you. Thank you

[@noneofurbusiness5223]

@@eastalawest1633 Did Jay Early's book help.

[@eastalawest1633]

@@noneofurbusiness5223 Yes

[@dolphinliam888]

I healed my CPSTD by stopping talking about my sexual abuse and going back to that little boy and gave him the confidence to be the man he wanted to be. Daily meditation for 5 years, yes it's a long road but you can get there. Eventually you can even forgive the family perpetrators and enablers.

[@momijiyamanishi4548]

Good for you! You have internal wisdom. I quit talking about bad memories, and it takes the power away from them.

[@dolphinliam888]

@@momijiyamanishi4548 yes, you are spot on!

[@lovesings2us]

Wow! Thank you, chickenliam! I love hearing about your simple (not easy of course,) persistent, healing path, that came from listening to yourself. Beautiful.

[@Chahlie]

I've been working on this- going back to the turning point of abuse and trying to redo. Being a teenager again when you are well over 50 is .... interesting.... :)

[@madpoetsociety2917]

It's amazing how hard you've worked to become the person you are today. That's wonderful. At the same time, forgiveness isn't the magic bullet everyone makes it out to be. It's a lot like religion. People blindly believe it because they've been told to by pop self-help outlets. It doesn't (and can't) work for everyone. It's not even emotionally healthy. It puts all the emphasis on the person who tormented you rather than on yourself (where the focus should be). Sometimes, not forgiving someone can be just as liberating. It's okay to not be okay.

[@rocky1raquel]

1. Learn what complex PTSD is. 2. Be willing to notice the problems that have nothing to do with trauma. (Like tardiness) 3. Prepare to move your stories from current thought to “the memory bucket.” (Write to release.) 4. Stop trying to make other people Not trigger you. 5. Stop trash-talking the people who you choose to have in your life. 6. Stop clinging to bad relationships that make you miserable. 7. Don’t stay in work that makes you miserable unless your life depends on it. 8. Detach from the belief that you magically attract the wrong people. 9. If you have addictive behaviors, make recovery your first priority. 10. Sit down and ask yourself, If I really had this problem (CPTSD), what are 10 things I could do?

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

Awesome synopsis, thank you so much! -Cara@TeamFairy

[@ItsMeJaneW]

Thank you!

[@rheanelken2918]

This is so great! I'm saving it because these videos are so chalk full of nuggets and I don't write things down like I mean to!

[@cyndidouglas919]

Screen shotting this in addition to watching! Good to refer back! Thanks!!

[@SarahDuHaimeCoaching]

Thank you.

[@starseeds8121]

Living humbly alone is better than being in a bad relationship.

[@halfmoon2075]

Yep, I shared a bed with both my kids at my mom's house after leaving my abusive husband and it was my so much better.

[@starseeds8121]

@@halfmoon2075 Glad you found some peace and relief.

[@little_tish8452]

Honestly I love this woman. You can tell she has actual experience and recovered from it. It's so easy to think that it'll never get better but she gives me hope. God Bless you Anna

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

Thank you. Big hug from me to you.

[@laurzee]

100% agreed. I couldn't put it into words better than that.

[@nicolecarnevale1071]

I agree with you. Traditional therapy hasn’t worked for so many. This woman doesn’t treat the symptoms, she reaches to the core of CPSD. And instead treats the problem. I believe her.

[@josalmon4742]

Yes, she gives me hope. I’m not alone. I’m not weird and afraid of people. I’m good, kind and loving. I raise two wonderful kids who are now married living productive lives. I’m trying to learn how to love myself more and not shame or punish myself. Anna, thank you.

[@belindabarun7439]

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[@melusine826]

1. Leave the place where a large chunk of the trauma happened

[@JustHereToHear]

Im considering it..

[@Rainalias]

That helped me too. ❤

[@JukemDrawles87]

So, I have to leave my mother then? I do love her very much. I do want to move out eventually

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

When it's possible!

[@budopsych3148]

At least as a place to heal. I moved down state for college and it was far easier to benefit from therapy or practice in self regulation not having everything around me be a trigger of the past. Things like very specific combinations of mundane landmarks like electrical poles and vacant lots by street signs have even been triggers to me. Things I would fixate on car rides to check out, frequently visited locations, even unique weather conditions. You could always return when you feel ready, and part of me always wants to. But part of me loves the life I made on my own away from all the memories, and maybe you could too. I definitely understand why some people move their whole lives, always wanting to leave one chapter behind them and move on to the next. But ultimately I know I want a place to call my own. Undoubtedly I'd recommend to most to at least have a place of trauma, a place of healing, and a place of new beginnings (even if just locally and that means moving to new regions in town and frequenting new regions along each stage).

[@anyoneanyone3515]

You’re better than 95% of the therapists out there!

[@anhpam9205]

Make that 100%! I spent way too much time and money on them. I've found that doing fun things, walks sitting in parks, trips, occasional small indulgences, being very selective with whom I associate, journaling, and watching a lot of Anna's and others' You tube videos, help me so much more.

[@notshocked9590]

I forgot how to enjoy life

[@fifthwallradio5477]

I am a retired therapist and will say the majority are "meh"

[@anamourap]

You are AMAZING. ❤ Its so important to stop labeling (is that a word?) people around us and start to focusing on ourselves. That's the only healthy way!

[@rebeccadolashewich7094]

ADD + CPTSD is really a difficult process & I appreciate your support for those of us that are the “black sheep” out here in the world. ✨🕊💖🙏🏼✨

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

:)

[@maryburrows1460]

Yes in my family I’m definitely labeled as the black sheep 🐑

[@whateversisiwants]

Watching “how to emotionally regulate” videos when I’m dysregulated makes me feel better. Thank you 🌸

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

Love that! -Cara@TeamFairy

[@ComplexPtsdRecovery]

Gosh, how true, the world is full of people saying “you triggered me” instead of “I’m triggered, and I can learn how to manage my triggers and overcome them.”

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

Yes- we can get free needing to control others to feel better! It's SO liberating! -Cara@TeamFairy

[@anitadodd]

Thank you for helping me gain tools and giving me words like "dysregulation" to describe my unhealthy responses from CPTSD. I stayed in an unhealthy marriage for 28 years and I have stayed in jobs with bad bosses way too long. I am now learning to set healthy boundaries with the people in my life.

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

Glad to hear that using our tools and words has helped you in the process of healing. Sending you encouragement. Jack@TeamFairy

[@good4gaby]

yeah, I want to heal. I have a nephew and I need to be in his life. I need to be in my life. ohhh yes, I need a memory bucket.

[@Rainalias]

I believe in you, Gaby.

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

Thanks so much for being here!

[@mitcharendt2253]

I also started healing in part because of my nephew. I'm rooting for you!

[@joshangout9609]

I have been in years of therapy. I had gotten so sick and tired of rehashing all the crap from the past. I just want to get better. I absolutely think I stumbled by total accident upon this person- and SO glad I did. I have hope that I just get out of the straightjacket of my mind finally.

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

The rehashing gets so old...I get it -Cara@TeamFairy

[@Securetwo]

"When the student is ready, the teacher will come." 😉 Encouraging to see someone Ready. 🙌

[@daisybrownherndon7570]

stumbled upon this, but no accident. so grateful.

[@peacelove7706]

No this was not by accident or a coincidence….your higher self and guides led you to the help you needed, bc you were truly searching and want to heal, and are ready.

[@rowanstarling3816]

Same, on and off. I'm currently in counseling. It's short term and she wants me to go into trauma therapy and do EMDR. I did that 7 years ago, but it didn't really seem to help. We were focusing on childhood trauma and nor relationship trauma, which was worse. However, I just dont want to talk to another therapist. I'm thinking about Somatic Therapy and doing some regression therapy. By that, I don't mean revisiting old trauma, more like hypnosis.

[@dommccaffry3802]

No 9 . All the way. I do'nt tolerate unhealthy people or relationships anymore. But a lot of locked in grief and anger

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

Good for you! That's a biggie.

[@ilonamialik2411]

I feel inspired to contribute my top 10 :) What I have learned from healing my CPTSD the past two years, things that were almost always learned the hard way: 1- Be kinder to yourself. Think kinder thoughts about yourself. Yes trauma makes me want to close up and show the outwardly not nice side of me, I have to remind myself that my intentions are good and I am working on creating peace within myself. 2- Allow yourself to heal. Allow yourself the space and time to retreat to find yourself again. Allow that rythym. You didn't fail, on the contrary you are giving yourself exactly what you need to rise back up. We all exist in ebb and flow, closeness and space, its okay that your rythym looks different from another. You will rise up and connect again. 3- See yourself anew/okay/different. Who you will be when you rise up will be a different you. A more empowered centered you. Let this new you be okay. Its okay to let in and imagine a new image of yourself. You have changed, its okay to be a new you. 4- Little by little feel empowered in new situations. You have been so washed out you have forgotten people want to hear from the real you. They want to commune with the real you, not an imposter you, not an "I'm going to keep myself as protected as possible so what happened before doesn't happen again" you. They want to hear from the true, real, raw you, and if it takes you little by little to come to understand and believe that, then that is okay too. Learning in the moment is okay, as scary as it is. 5- It'll take time time time. Nature does not rush and yet everything is accomplished. Take the things you love about your life and enjoy them extra. Love yourself extra, when and where you can. Because frankly, you are not going anywhere. That magical place of "where I will finally be healed and everything will be okay" doesn't actually exist, doesn't actually exist unless you learn to love and appreciate everything and all that you are now, in everyway that you can. 6- Self-love is a hidden treasure. A hidden compass of sorts. The tool to gain clarity in the foggiest of situations, and the quickest means of reregulation. It will teach you everything you have forgotten about yourself. Self-love is empowerment for all those with cptsd, the one forgotten tool in the toolbox. 7- The answer is never far away, never outside you. If you are confused or are navigating a time of change, cling to who you know you are within. That still small smace within you, that always feels like you. The answer is never far, I promise. 8- Love yourself deeply. Find the compassion for yourself you wish others had on you. At the end of the day, you are you greatest alli, your greatest advocate. Because nobody experienced your experience in the same way you have, nobody can love you in the same as you can love yourself. Become your inner parent, your inner big sister. Hold yourself and give yourself every hug and embrace you have wished for from another. Only when you allow yourself to do so can you allow yourself the same quality of affection from the outside. 9- It's okay to let go and its okay to move on. With ptsd, changes happened often and fast. Not realizing I was not yet ready for many situations I had just dipped my toes in, intermixed with situations I had completely outgrown but was still clinging to because it was the only thing that made "sense", it was hard to get a guage on where I was "at" at any given time. What I have found is that when you let go of something, that same situation may just come back around to you in a much healthier fasion and set up. Be patient and stay dilligent and the right situations will come back around again when you are ready for them. 10- Find your inner voice. Still working on this one. Ultimately, this is what will make you happiest, most free, and most successful in life. The ability to stand up and just say it like it is. Say it like YOU want it to be said. Say it like it deserves to be said. You have probably underestimated just how much t has wiped out your inner voice. I know, I have been there too. Guaging just how much your past has wiped out your ability to speak up and stand up for yourself can be humbling. Where is our voice? Where is the real us? Have we really been living someone else's life this entire time? Don't make yourself small to fit someone else's image of you. Or if you need to do it for a short time, realize when it is time to come out, and shine. Because we need the real you to shine and lay claim to a part of this world.

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

Great list!

[@gloryrobinson8000]

This is excellent.

[@sagebay2803]

Thank you so much for this. Everything helps our healing process. This was nice to read today.

[@bornofJesusblood]

Thank you😊

[@rejithar.s7545]

Wow!

[@AndersGroenberg]

Sometimes the hardest part about relationships is that if you stop meeting the wrong people then you don't meet any people at all, but I guess that's better after all. Thanks for all the great videos by the way!

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

But with healing, the options magically change :) -Cara@TeamFairy

[@danielleparillo2461]

Wow - another great Anna quote, "What I attract has nothing to do with what I attach to" - so well said, and I'm really just waking up to this new way of looking at my life and my relationships. Thank you!

[@LeahHudrick]

Indeed. That quote is a game changer for me. Cheers.

[@rowdy7480]

I appreciate you. I've noticed, as I've reached a certain point in my healing, that people, both good and bad, are coming (back) into my life. Some from the past and some new folks. I'm being careful in choosing who gets to stay & who doesn't. These videos are helping me understand myself and how/why I react to certain situations. Bless you, ma'am.

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

This is so interesting! I have (in the past) experienced this kind of reverse-exodus too. It does seem that our healing subtly communicates with the world and presents opportunities to repair, rearrange and (sometimes) reject the problems of the past. Very proud of you for all you are doing!

[@TylinaVespart]

The labelling thing also leads to a bunch of research rabbit holes (which I don’t hate) and second guessing which is actively detrimental. Things got much better when I figured out I didn’t have to know why, and could shrug and walk away.

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

YES!

[@kimmirandaart9909]

This is so interesting because I also do this a lot and it’s causing my so much anxiety and distress unrelated to bad events in my life. When the solution is simply: Not to Do That. But it’s hard when it’s become a habit.

[@hecatem00n71]

I have learned to mask my symptoms, I’m social , cheerful. When around people no one can tell what is going on inside me. The only time I know is visible is when I feel depressed then I stay away. Love your tips on how to get better I tried many things and so far I am stuck. Thank you for sharing the light 💥

[@nancycollins9783]

11:02 comments about care giving to parents with dementia, THANK YOU. My C-PTSD makes it difficult to decide if I am harming myself by caring for mom.

[@sonyalineberger5976]

Same!!!

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

Yes, this practice can help with our discernment process bit.ly/3608opl

[@MrsMidnight]

Personally it took me 29 years to free myself from the false sense of obligation/duty to become the caregiver of my two abusers. I respect whomever decides to care for their elder parents (with or without dimentia), but personally, I think that when the parents were the ones who put you through narcissistic abuse (and kept doing it in adulthood until you started zero contact), getting close to them again is terribly negative for the healing process… and I also think it should be addressed that even in circumstances like that, parents are not entitled to their daughters or sons dedicating their lives to care for them.

[@Heartfeltliving]

You're the best channel with the most empowering and grounded material I've come across. I am grateful that you had the strength and determination to heal from your childhood, because your authenticity makes the content have an extra powerful effect.

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

Wow, thank you!

[@wheelchairgeek]

Yes. It makes me feel hopeful finally ❤

[@ragga7862]

I don't know if most people just know all this, but for me, this video amongst your other videos are so encouraging and helpful. I am sitting here thinking and understanding that I don't have to be like this anymore. i can change the way I do and feel.

[@Johan-vk5yd]

What I attract has nothing to do with what I attach to.

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

Exactly!

[@cherylmusfelt599]

Watching your videos is like listening to a sister. Your demeanor is so comforting and I can relate to you so well. Thank you so much for being there. I feel 'normal' with you! And ps, I love your handle ...Crappy childhood fairy.... You're amazing.

[@daisybrownherndon7570]

I agree.

[@codacreator6162]

I feel like it's not the memories of the trauma that cause the problem (though those events certainly were the cause of the injury) but the injury itself that is the source of my pain. If I break my toe on a table leg, the table leg certainly was the cause of the break, but the cause of the pain that needs healing is the break. Healing the injury doesn't involve the table leg at all. I can walk by the table leg, recall the injury and give the leg a wide berth in future, but just looking at the table leg doesn't incite new pain later. I've got to find a way to heal the shame, the guilt, the incredible lack of self-esteem (essentially worthlessness) that resulted from abandonment that is the issue. People keep telling me to "stop living in the past," but I'm not. I don't think about the events that traumatized me at all (at least I didn't until I had a complete come apart and people started poking around in my brain for the cause). I suffer from the damage done to my self by the event. I'll never be able to reconcile those events with a manageable level of stress response because I am no longer the kid who suffered existential threat. Rationally, I recognize that my triggers are not actually high level threats, but my brain and body respond as if they are because of the injury of past trauma. The biggest one absolutely was existential in nature and killed the boy who was me before. What it left behind was an adult with no friends, a history of divorce and job loss and who processes everything through an injured brain. I need to find a way to heal the break. Addressing the actual damage should restore full and proper function of my brain. Right?

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

I cannot say what will happen with your brain; I definitely recommend you choose and follow a healing regime -Cara@TeamFairy

[@olga9379]

This is exactly how I experience life. I will always be that little girl, no matter what. It's like it's a way of life for me and there's nothing I can do about it. Raised in a home by parents who are emotionally neglected during their childhood. I'm not safe in my own body. It's like this trauma happened before I was born. I feel so empty and just don't know what to do. I'm constantly in freeze flight fawn modus. Life is not supposed to be like this right? Complex trauma is such a crappy feeling and that is an understatement!

[@FlyHoneyBre]

Please look into getting a book from Dr. Caroline Leaf 🍃

[@starseeds8121]

The path towards healing is always facing what's wrong.

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

Thanks for your participation :) -Cara@TeamFairy

[@ldoxey134]

My whole life was from age 5 my mom needing me take care of her. I never learned to take care of me.

[@JukemDrawles87]

I need help. Somethings wrong with me and I feel sick mentally. That same sick feeling as a kid when my mother was separated from me and when she would yell or throw things. I just realized this is something which needs to be addressed. Abandonment issues?

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

Glad you're here, there are a lot of strategies for healing :)

[@limapapa5242]

Right there with you.

[@catlove5227]

@@JukemDrawles87 take contact with doctor or anything they will tell you why and what to do. They know this stuff, also all doctors have education in trauma!!

[@JukemDrawles87]

@@catlove5227 I’m sort of seeing a psychiatrist now, though I think a therapist would help more. Thank you

[@ginacheselka6086]

Reading The Body Keeps Score right now I am hooked wow such an amazing book.

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

Woohoo! Glad that you're reading it. Such a great book and one of Anna's faves too! - Ashley, Team Fairy

[@pennyc7064]

I'm considering buying the book. Is there mention of ways to change our behavior and heal?

[@ginacheselka6086]

@@pennyc7064 yes there is it's a really really good book I love it I'm not even done with it yet I have it on Audible. I want to get a hard copy though so I can highlight different pages and stuff.

[@pennyc7064]

@@ginacheselka6086 thanks for your reply. I'll probably get the hard copy too. There is another book I've heard about but not read, called When the Body Says No by Gabor Mate.

[@godzillamanstreb524]

I so ♥️ that you say we don’t attract narcissists & toxics , but we attach to them…..that’s me due to childhood programming ❣️ healing more each day & let go of several during lockdown…ty Anna🎂💗

[@jnanashakti6036]

When you said something about just having superficial relationships and gaining self esteem from just having a job, I felt that in the deepest recesses of my authenticity.

[@Thysta]

I been guilty of so many stuff so far. Yes, I've been into alcohol, heavily, Yes, I been heavily into diagnosing the ones who hurt me. I was probably right, but it was worthless absolutely. Today I also realized that everytime I get angry because I was hurt or disrespected or wronged, when I angry, that is definitely not self-love and definitely does not serve me.

[@rheanelken2918]

It goes feel like a constant hemorrhage, that's a great (horrifically accurate) way to describe it

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

Yes

[@kendrahelmes5024]

I think one of the reasons we all love you is that you do all the right things to help us feel safe...prosody, a kind expression...perfect for staying Ventral according to Polyvagal Theory! Your voice and manner is so soothing!!

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

:)

[@madphoenixrising]

Making so much progress. Realized today that I defend myself for EVERYTHING. Friend shared a silly joke and I automatically defended myself about the content. I was late but I saw it! Now I know to watch that. Thank you so much for the daily practice. 😊

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

SO glad the Daily Practice is helping you :)

[@jordanmichaelis2750]

These videos hit me so hard that I can’t get through them. I have to watch in short clips because I’m so ashamed. The weight of my half-assed life is too heavy. I can’t reconcile with myself about it.

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

You absolutely can! You will need help though. Glad you are here, check out crappychildhoodfairy website for more help :) -Cara@TeamFairy

[@jenrich111]

need to weaken your inner-critic

[@tnijoo5109]

I can relate. I’m really glad you wrote this comment. I like you. I feel very similar. Sending love. Something about the way she says stuff is difficult for me, makes me feel awful. I usually only listen part way through. I definitely feel you. 💕

[@erichbrough6097]

@@jenrich111 💯 X 1M - othws you can't see or feel any hope

[@kaw8473]

I had a major breakthrough yesterday: my husband stated that he was going to give our 2 year old a shower, instead of a bath, and I lost my cookie. I freaked out because my mother neglected us kids and I wrongfully believed my husband was just being lazy, like my mom. Just being able to recognize when I'm triggered has been the most important part of my healing.

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

Glad you're here and healing. If you haven't already, try Anna's Daily Practice. It is the technique that led to Anna’s own healing, and she uses it to this day. bit.ly/CCF_DailyPractice Nika@TeamFairy

[@yasemins1313]

As an incest survivor, this message has triggered me in a whole lot different way 🫣

[@MonasticBelle]

@@yasemins1313I’m sorry you experienced that. ❤

[@willmurphy6663]

Thanks Anna C-ptsd survivor myself. You have pretty much identified it in previous videos but one of the most difficult patterns to get out of is: victimhood, blaming parents (with the payoff I'm unfixable), self identity of I'm ill unfixable.... almost looking for illness labels so they don't have to face life. The faliure of intimacy, toxic communication, the drama karpman triangle in ACA families... with multiple layers of toxicity.... Thanks again for all your work

[@scarlettkennedy6875]

I just found your channel and I cant believe how every single symptom you talk about fits me to a T. Disregulation, crashes, extreme anxiety and stress, unable to do even small tasks, and total avoidance, especially avoiding people. The crazy thing is, I never would have guessed that I had CPTSD. I always thought I had an okay childhood. My dad was strict and sometimes demeaning, but i dont consider it abuse and others have it so so much worse. As an adult, I went through a divorce and then became a heroin addict, both of which were probably also traumatic, but I still never considered myself as someone who had suffered trauma. Yet, all of your videos fit me to an extreme amount and these symptoms have ruined my life so much that I cant function or work or do anything normal. I thought i just had social anxiety. Anyway, I'm still unsure if i actually have trauma, but I'm definitely benefiting from your videos, and they've really made me think, so thank you.

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

C-PTSD diagnosis or not, glad the videos are helping! Thanks for watching!

[@georgina3475]

Dear dear Anna - there’s NO question I am ALIVE today because of God guiding me to you 31/2 yrs ago. Many brutal bottoms yet your random shared about about ACA in-which I discovered HOME at 62. I know for a fact I would not be on the planet literally - the truth bares repeating thanks to extraordinary, incredibly GENEROUS YOU! ❤❤❤

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

Oh, how wonderful! What a good Thanksgiving Day message. 3.5 years ago - that means you have some seniority around here. Thanks for being part of this revolution. Thanks for healing and sharing the truth about it! It helps all of us!

[@moonpleiades99]

Those chainsaws are a sign to cut ties with toxic people, and the trauma that's holding you back.

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

We get to do what is honest & best for us now :) -Cara@TeamFairy

[@apatheliac]

The Last Unicorn ♥️

[@joannar2911]

This woman is better than the majority of therapists.

[@serenefairytail2122]

It took me years to understand that my boundaries and personal space deserves to be respected and protected. Still working on this lesson. 🌸

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

It's a lot of work and we become awake to all the ways we don't demand respect as we go...glad you are here -Cara@TeamFairy

[@9lavender]

Anna, I am an older adult with CPTSD. After 22 years of heavy drinking and drug use starting when I was 14, I've been drug and alcohol free for 28 years. I did a lot of talk therapy with a psychologist and **a lot** of AA and Al-anon meetings over the years. Until I watched this video however, I was convinced that only the worst kinds of people were attracted to me. From my somewhat faulty perspective that's what always seemed to happen. Now that I've seen this video I have a more clear view of this dynamic that includes my part in it. I think the ability to see my part will help me to eventually be free from this limiting belief. I am thankful for your videos and find you to be articulate and wise. I think someone who has endured some painful experiences and has come out on the other side such as yourself is in a prime position to help others. Thank you for all your hard work, you are truly helping to make the world a better place by helping people to realize more peace in their hearts and minds. 💐🙂🌻❤🌱

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

So glad that you can see that there is still hope! There are absolutely great people out there that will be attracted to you. We're rooting for you and are so glad you're here. - Ashley, Team Fairy

[@KindredLeela]

I've half-assed my life. That's it in a nutshell. Thank you for your work Anna, it helped me shift profoundly.

[@BobTheSchipperke]

This might sound dumb, but I was having a hard time wrapping up on how I wanted to re-do the yard. I wanted to do it, but was worried about the “why did you plant that?” Stuff. I told myself to pretend I was selling the house and just do it. It worked. The naysayers can go wherever they go.

[@celesteinman56]

I never even knew I had been tramatized until a couple of months ago. I am 60 now.

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

you have the space to heal now :) -Cara@TeamFairy

[@danettem988]

Another great video. I love it. Double down on our healing. I feel like it is hard for us to wrap our heads around what it takes to heal and once we are able to take it more seriously we do the things you mention here like, stop focusing on the abuser, evaluate/eliminate our use of substances, understand what CPTSD really is, etc. I used to say I attracted cluster Bs as well but now I agree that I was just tolerating people. Now I have just become intolerant of being treated poorly. REALLY IMPORTANT: Love how you said that labeling people should be avoided. So true! It only makes it worse. Love how you said, "I attract mosquitos 🦟 but I wouldn't get into a relationship with one!" LOL! 🤣😀 Could you imagine if one were to be in a relationship with a mosquito? "NO! Don't smack him! That's my husband Larry!" 😀🤣😀🤣 Thank you for this video ❤

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

It can be overwhelming. My courses are set up in a focused specific way for just that reason!

[@danettem988]

@@CrappyChildhoodFairy I will look into them and see if there is something you offer that I may benefit from. If I were to ask you: Self-worth work and integrating my perfectionism are the areas I want to focus on. Got anything to help with these things?

[@CianneDoodles]

Thank you for the mosquito joke. You had me laughing out loud. I needed that. 💜

[@Fiawordweaver]

My craniotomy in 2018 unleashed the sexual abuse and emotional abuse by my mother memories. Both are dead. I could finally say the word molested. I kept it under wraps for years. My family ( 5 brothers) and I never talked about it. Except when I first told my mother what my father did when I was 28. Later she said she asked him what he did. The story she told me was my father said I was mentally ill. I’m 69. From 28 until I was 68 I thought I was mentally ill. I still never discussed it with my brothers or friends. My psychiatrist told me last year that panic attacks and anxiety didn’t mean I was mentally ill. So I feel like I was in a coma and woke up to a truth that has been heartbreaking since 2018.

[@nybombay3378]

Is wanting control a part of PTSD? I don’t want anyone to do the dishes besides me, and I am TRIGGERED by loud music!

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

The music perhaps, but prob not the dishes.

[@nybombay3378]

Ok. It’s like I want control. And with my music, I lose it and can’t think straight. I’m in some sort of panic or nervous mode.

[@sherrysolman]

The dishes could depend on whether someone else previously broke (or was careless with) things that you treasured. In which case, I'd also be nervous about letting someone manhandle my preciousssses. (My inner Gollum really doesn't like people messing with my pretties.)

[@nybombay3378]

I hear you! It’s more like I don’t think they’re cleaning them right and I want to make sure they’re clean and set up the way I like them.

[@gobears6487]

@@nybombay3378 I have some input, stick with me.... I've gotta say that sounds like being a control freak - which I hate to say because someone told me I was once and I reacted TERRIBLY, and I couldn't see it for years! Eventually I figured out that it was my lack of self-esteem and consequent perfectionism that did make me controlling about things (not everything)... I work heard to not be so perfectionist. Ultimately I was prompted to answer b/c you sound just like someone I used to be friends with who did the same, she was SURE no one could do her dishes well enough... I'm no longer her friend b/c her self-esteem issues were so disruptive to having a decent friendship... awareness of the issue is the first step towards healing whatever the issue stems from. Just my two cents!

[@LeahThomasrealleah]

This is awesome, Anna! Every point made total sense to me. I'm learning at age 64 what my triggers are and using your tips to get them under control without blaming someone else. Thank you!!!

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

Wonderful!

[@37thblue]

Thank you for being there. 💙

[@rihanhashim4321]

Thank you.

[@carinwe]

thank u anna so much!

[@passionplaylab]

Anna is literally saving lives 💕 thank you for all you have done for me and my family.

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

Thank you for your kind words! -Calista@TeamFairy

[@RishaBond]

I needed to hear this today. Thank you.

[@marqann]

Doing the writing every day about my fear regarding a breakup, it has been really good and helped a lot.

[@randy5829]

Thank You and God Bless You.

[@jodiburnett6211]

Memory Bucket. This is GOLD. Thank you!!!

[@meritamrita]

Thank you very much. Big hug 💕

[@SirGregg]

Thank you Anna.

[@codacreator6162]

My experience is a textbook case of what's wrong with mental health care in America. The notion that people can be "informed consumers" proposed by insurance companies causes so much turmoil in the process, wastes resources (but not insurance money) and only exacerbates the issues the patient is facing. In the end, I think many people try to get help, fail spectacularly, and end up throwing in the towel. If mental health were as important as physical health to our society, we would see an explosion of Fitness Centers, clothing lines, special diets, and social support. But my experience is that the treatment process for mental health issues is so fragmented, so disconnected, and everyone taking a piece of the money, but nothing gets done. It's like having a training consultant who doesn't work at your fitness center, another advisor at the center who doesn't speak to the trainer, and yet another consultant deciding whether or not to pay any of these bills. It puts you in an impossible position, advocating three or four different directions for your own treatment and having to defend your own illness when, of the multiple providers involved in your "care," you are the least well informed. Expecting a guy suffering CPTSD and whose symptoms make verbal communication virtually impossible orchestrate his own care and advocate for its necessity. It's freakin' ridiculous. And when your therapist doesn't want the job and your psychiatrist (pill pusher) knows only what you're able to explain in 15 minutes, once a month, will do your paperwork if you provide the answers but your therapist hasn't revealed the diagnosis or protocol for treatment. So what you get is an insurance company getting 3 different stories. If we took the middle man out of the equation (patient) as the responsible party for payment and made providers 100% accountable to a single payer system, I'll bet they'd spend more time coordinating treatment.

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

No question, much of the health industry and insurance companies don't really get CPTSD yet. -Cara@TeamFairy

[@starseeds8121]

Focusing on myself will always be my superpower.

[@lauraibarra6156]

Thank you for helping us.

[@shirleytimms8561]

That video was beyond amazing I wish I could put it on prime time TV that the world to see!!❣️I would be happy if I could get my children to watch it.

[@johnpatrick2292]

Hi Shirley

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

Maybe one day! I would like that too :)

[@oaktreedialogues6318]

I love your empowered approach.

[@donnaallen5543]

Officially… this video is awesome! It resonates so much for me!!

[@amypola5903]

Mosquitos like those with b12 deficiencies, comes from certain bacteria. Mineral rich crops resist disease. And so it is with us.

[@LeslieKatrice]

Liked. Saved. Downloaded. I am learning so much from this woman!! I wish I had heard this video years ago. Better late than never!!

[@LauraAmanda8888]

You've changed my life ❤️

[@rtklarsfeld]

CCF, you SPARKLE!! Thank you so much!

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

Happy to help- thanks for being here 💜 -Cara@TeamFairy

[@scottconrad2859]

Thank you so much for making these videos. I have a lot to think about my addictions.

[@lesliehunsinger7644]

Thank you. Thank God for you and what you do . Sending so much love and gratitude

[@user-fb1ys2lj9c]

Today I celebrate one year in one of my support group and I am so proud of my sobriety I set my mind up and this one-year accomplishment shows me it's possible anything I set my mind to achieve thank you I enjoy your channel thank you Ana

[@user-rs5kq9tg8c]

Thank you for this tips. That's really helpful

[@gwenyusa]

You are a very good presenter. Thank you

[@JukemDrawles87]

I feel lost lately and whenever I feel loneliest or saddest I have that same sick mental feeling as I did when I was a child, when my mother would yell and when they separated her from me

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

Glad you're here :)

[@Hallelujur]

🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@silk949]

my favorite thing about your content is that you are no nonsense. it's so hard to find genuine people

[@kathyt.8822]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

My pleasure!

[@angelafletcher8217]

Thank you for reaching out and educating and making something serious aware to the public... out of sight , out of mind... I suffer from this myself and was ashamed yet I am not anymore, ppl made me feel this way calling me crazy calling me weird telling me I can't b trusted and they fear me.... 💔 that one broke my heart for I go out of my way to help ppl and living around these types of ppl left me changed in a bad way ... socially awkward and constantly telling ppl I'm the good guy... changing all the natural psychological ways that normal ppl have. Smh... I'm studying behavior traits on many mental illnesses including ptsd for I wanted help and knew something was wrong didn't have support so I looked it up myself then my studies broadened so I could understand others as well not to help them yet., to protect myself n my children from suchlike ppl... I felt the lack of education was due to our generational downfall... a change starts within ourselves. ...

[@autonomydepthconsciousness7633]

I like your advice about trying to resolve the "low-hanging fruit" problems first to help build confidence.

[@hanee8049]

I am so grateful I found this channel. You answred my questions about whats wrong with my life. Cant wait to apply and start healing🙏🌄🌈

[@dissolvethemist5453]

"Just because it's not heroin, it doesn't mean it's not terrible" - that sounds so cold and so true. Thank you for all of your work.

[@susiflorence6960]

This is exactly 💯 👏 what I need.

[@MR-fe7st]

You give such a good vibe.

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

Thanks so much!

[@daisylane5721]

Mindfulness is awesome for doing this diffusing.

[@starseeds8121]

I do need to take my healing more serious than I have been.

[@racheltaylor8185]

You are saving my life! I’m so happy I found you. I’m beginning to understand myself and CPTSD and your videos help me each day. Thank you!!! Namaste. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@BeeJacksonOfficial]

Excellent video, per usual. Thank you!

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

Thank you too!

[@marthabergin9023]

Anna, thank you so much for this video. Very helpful.

[@Catbooks]

This is so empowering. Can't thank you enough for providing this series on KZbin. I found you last night, watched a few videos, felt immediate connection and resonance with what you're saying and your approach. Went to bed and woke up feeling more hopeful that I really can heal than I have in years. Finally, someone who's been through it, understands, and has found the path out!

[@tomtbi]

I can definitely use this!!

[@dylanthomas6566]

Wow you are so great at talking about these subjects without judgement and with love, I can really tell you want to help others

[@truthseeker302]

Anna, you truly are a fairy godmother😁 Thank you for your time and dedication to healing and transforming lives. Bless you🙏🏼

[@ayingi3461]

Thank you for your work.

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

Thanks for watching! -Cara@TeamFairy

[@0122Tamara]

Thank you...so much for the light :)

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

You are so welcome

[@michaellorenson2997]

Good stuff, and exactly in line with my experience.

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

So glad it resonates :)

[@izawaniek2568]

Thank you for sharing your experiences and supporting our progress.

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

Appreciate you being in the community :) -Cara@TeamFairy

[@sharonbrown6786]

Soooo glad a friend shared Anna with me as I am doing with others as well!!! I'm loving and soooo appreciative of all the information. This is the parenting that both my parents and I never received and I thank God for using Anna to help me and others!! May our Creator bless you and your team immensely!

[@Light-jc3fj]

You are so clear and easy to understand. Thx!

[@CrappyChildhoodFairy]

Glad to hear that!