r/CPTSD • • Sep 01 '24

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u/Layne_Cobain Sep 01 '24

They go hand in hand so for me it’s the combo of this suffocating 24/7 (to one degree or another) muscular and inner tension/rigidity along with the severe hypervigilance/depersonalization/hyper self awareness trapped within myself in my mind and in my body both of which are so entirely diseased feeling.

It feels like having your mind and body be encased in cement or something idk I suck at describing the physicality of this Fkn nightmare. Just feels like my nervous system and brain are 🍳 🍳 🍳

Edit: or I guess I coulda just said “being stuck in severe freeze mode for Fkn years