Comments on: Social Camouflaging In Order to Fit In Today’s Society https://cptsdfoundation.org/2022/05/18/social-camouflaging-in-order-to-fit-in-todays-society/ The Foundation for Post-Traumatic Healing and Complex Trauma Research Sat, 15 Jun 2024 17:19:53 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Chip https://cptsdfoundation.org/2022/05/18/social-camouflaging-in-order-to-fit-in-todays-society/#comment-26043 Sat, 15 Jun 2024 17:19:53 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=241615#comment-26043 I am just discovering how my childhood trauma affects my attitudes today. I wasn’t aware I was traumatized as a child. My life was normal as far as I knew. I did, however, realize I had deep seeded insecurities, insecurities that made me mask or act out in ways foreign to what I wanted but inline with what I felt society expected from me.

I am fortunate enough to be married to a loving and understanding wife (over 40 years now) who has helped me see both the trauma and the effects on my current attitudes. While she has helped, the struggle against insecurity is a daily issue. Sometimes life feels overwhelming–i can’t seem to live the way others do–which only adds to the insecurity.

Good article. It describes my situation pretty well and has given me things to think about.

]]> By: Sienna https://cptsdfoundation.org/2022/05/18/social-camouflaging-in-order-to-fit-in-todays-society/#comment-23218 Mon, 22 Jan 2024 00:25:29 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=241615#comment-23218 I have septo-optic dysplasia, which caused me to be born totally blind, it also caused me to be on the autism spectrum, and I also have complex PTSD. I’ve masked certain traits of my blindness, mainly touching and exploring everything. Because my caregiver would try to stop me from touching and exploring everything. I also mask how I feel when I run into things. Because I was either shamed or laughed out for running into things. I also mask emotions, like crying, sadness, anger, and stuff like that. This is mainly me masking my complex PTSD. Overall, I love being unique. I love myself a lot more than what I used to. I feel confident. I don’t doubt myself anymore, but I limit myself as a way to fit in with societal norms. I expect myself to be happy, every single day of my life, and to not struggle. I expect myself to not touch everything in my environment, to not explore my surroundings in the store, even though I have no sight or smell. I expect myself to never have flashbacks again.

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