Crappy Childhood Fairy
My name is Anna Runkle: I teach people to recognize and heal the symptoms of Childhood PTSD.
I'm not a doctor or therapist. I’m someone who grew up with several alcoholics in the family, and all the dynamics that tend to go with that -- poverty, neglect, violence, and an environment of chronic, deep stress. In adulthood, the telltale signs of Childhood PTSD were all there -- health problems, depression and anxiety, relationship struggles -- but traditional therapies never seemed to help.
When I found what DID help, my whole life changed. For more than 29 years I’ve been teaching a program that anyone can use, whether or not they have access to professional help. I focus first on healing dysregulation, and then on changing the self-defeating behaviors that are so common for those of us traumatized as kids. I'm glad you're here!
Crappy Childhood Fairy
Feeling disconnected from other people is a common symptom of Complex PTSD. People who were traumatized as children often say that feeling lonely or isolated is a core issue for them.
The good news is, the feeling of disconnection can be healed.
Take this quiz to see common symptoms of disconnection due to CPTSD: bit.ly/42sgFkq
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Crappy Childhood Fairy
Download my FREE list of “Signs of Healing” PDF here: bit.ly/3r8BnY7
When we talk about Childhood PTSD, mostly we talk about what happened, who did it, and the damage it did to us. But it’s so important to also talk about what healing feels like – what changes when the symptoms and behavior begin to subside – and how will you know if healing is happening? Everyone needs a vision of the positive state they are working toward.
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Crappy Childhood Fairy
If you're working to heal from abuse and neglect in childhood, you've probably tried dozens of remedies, which probably didn’t help much, because they didn’t address neurological dysregulation, the CORE symptom that drives most other trauma symptoms. Until you learn to notice dysregulation and heal it, most other approaches to trauma recovery can feel impossible. Download my FREE PDF “Signs of Dysregulation and Emergency Measures to Re-Regulate” here: bit.ly/3JrOvwX
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Crappy Childhood Fairy
People who were abused or neglected as children often struggle with intense emotions, mental overwhelm, and an urge to avoid life, just so they can get through the day. These are caused by neurological dysregulation; when you learn to re-regulate, everything gets easier, and your mind grows clearer. Try the techniques that have helped me to re-regulate for the last 30 years; you can learn and try them in less than an hour. Join my FREE online course “The Daily Practice” here: bit.ly/45M3r38
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Crappy Childhood Fairy
DOWNLOAD WORKSHEET: bit.ly/3FCpZbA
Healing trauma from childhood in a SINGLE YEAR is not entirely possible. But as a thought exercise, it's powerful to list the steps that would be needed if that kind of time pressure made it necessary to heal FAST.
It starts with a brainstorm and ends with a guide for making powerful changes over the next 12 months.
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Crappy Childhood Fairy
It's OK not to feel happy all the time, but if depression, anger and anxiety are running the show, a little shift might be needed.
Here are 11 tips for feeling happier right now: bit.ly/3lo4CDQ
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Download my FREE PDF “Signs of Limerence” here: bit.ly/45YbB8o
“Limerence” is an obsessive state that begins with normal feelings of falling in love, then morphs into an addiction that blocks you from genuine relationships with people who love you back. Limerence usually starts as a coping mechanism in childhood, but if you don't recognize it and address it, it can drain your happiness and leave you isolated.
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Crappy Childhood Fairy
People who were abused or neglected as children often struggle with intense emotions, mental overwhelm, and an urge to avoid life, just so they can get through the day. These are caused by neurological dysregulation; when you learn to re-regulate, everything gets easier, and your mind grows clearer. Try the techniques that have helped me to re-regulate for the last 30 years; you can learn and try them in less than an hour. Join my FREE online course “The Daily Practice” here: bit.ly/45M3r38
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Crappy Childhood Fairy
At the beginning of a relationship, it's easy to feel like everything is perfect, and this is how BIG red flags about the other person can go undetected. People who grew up with trauma often have an injured "red flag detector" and may not see the truth until things have gotten ugly. Here's a little help to spot problems.
Check out my downloadable list of 12 Red Flags to watch for when dating. bit.ly/3LxoVt4
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Crappy Childhood Fairy
Everyone sometimes acts out in self-defeating ways, but people who were traumatized as children are especially vulnerable, and can develop unhealthy patterns that hold them back in life. Until they’re healed, self-defeating behaviors have a tendency to get worse, and might even feel uncontrollable.
There is hope! Learn to recognize self-defeating behaviors and begin to change with some basic tools for healing trauma: bit.ly/3JsKJUi
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