This Will Make You Use Affirmations Correctly While Having CPTSD (with Q&A)

For people with CPTSD using affirmations is a bit different - use these tricks and techniques to effectively change how you feel just by talking to yourself. It's as easy as that.

(00:05) Introduction

(01:23) Affirmations as Self-hypnosis & Command vs. Suggestion

(06:14) Framing Suggestions

(08:52) Milton Model for Post-hypnotic Suggestions

(10:40) Mind Reading

(13:54) Lost Performative & Political Speech

(18:31) Presuppositions & Assumptions

(22:35) Don't Freak Out About the Idea of Hypnosis and Trance

(25:58) On Critical Thinking

(30:15) A Note About the Course

Q&A Section

(33:52) "How do we unlearn feeling overly responsible for the feelings of others if we spent our  whole lives emotionally parenting our parents?"

(38:56) "Did you eventually forgive your dad, and if so did you use affirmations?"

(43:32) "How important is journaling in recovery?"

(45:35) "I am still struggling with my narcissist ex-husband, any advice on how to grey rock when co-parenting?"

(46:57) "Do you feel that our own individual personalities are innate, or do we have to create our own after living as a projection of others?"

(48:37) "Can affirmations help in overcoming emetophobia? In my case specifically the fear of being angry?"

(50:30) Have Your Affirmations Aligned With Your Core Values

(53:29) "What do I really want?" Career path and purpose in life

(1:00:21) "What are your thoughts on using subliminal messaging to bypass the conscious mind?"

(1:01:41) "Are there any affirmations one can use when catastrophizing during injury or illness?"

(1:03:59) Goodbye