Does anyone have experience with trauma bonding?

[Poppyseed78]

I'm struggling with c-ptsd lately, and I constantly struggle with a severe trauma bond. Does anyone else have experience with this? I pray, try to keep myself busy, try to live with as much gratitude as possible...but it is very difficult sometimes. Lately I've been dealing with anxiety to the point where I can hardly eat (and thus am losing weight and feel exhausted), insomnia, depression, nightmares, emotional flashbacks, and crippling low self-esteem. There are times I truly believe that only death will relieve me of this pain. I experience no joy in anything and haven't for months. I also have a hard time focusing and instead ruminate on the abuse I went through.

If you have any advice or prayers, I would appreciate them. Thank you.

 

[Dave-W]

Sounds like a more severe case of my experience.

My pastor shook his head a couple of weeks ago, saying he couldn't imagine what I'd been thru, and I was still going.

He "prescribed" reading, saying and meditating on who I am in Christ.

Joyce Meyers has a pretty good list.

 

[HoneyBee]

I don't have any advice, but I just wanted to say that you are not alone. I have experiences with trauma bonding too and it is so hard to cope with and deal with.

 

[yeshuaslavejeff]

Jesus told everyone: "Turn to Yahweh (God)" (repent) ; Seek and Trust the Creator, and Him Only Trust (not man).

"Un"-learning what we were taught (everything almost) all of our lives was (is) often the hardest longest difficulty, but is possible if we trust the Father in heaven to accomplish.

Yahweh (God) is called "The One Who Heals" , His Shalom in Jesus makes people whole, complete, with nothing broken, nothing lacking, nothing missing.

Yes, Yahweh is The Healer, Restorer, Giver of Life, in and through Jesus.

 

[Poppyseed78]

Thank you for your replies <3.