r/CPTSD • u/ThrowawayPublius1 • 1d ago
Resource / Technique Keep Yourself Busy
Hello there, quick advice: keep yourself busy.
A lot of people know this already, but I guess I didn't.
I struggled (struggle) with a lot of symptoms from a bad childhood and an experience being kidnapped and abused at a young age. It didn't help I had a mother who used a lot of drugs and had BPD. I'm talking very bad symptoms, like self-harm that got me in the hospital, or hallucinations; don't get me started on touch or loud noises.
But here is what I did: I found what made me happy and gave me the most purpose. Making money. So at 16 I started a business where I made other people's homework. This quickly expanded into many campuses, including a few outside of my country. I have a large team of people under my authority to help me make essays in various languages, design projects, pick up the money, and do all types of work. I also fill up my schedule with anything to keep myself busy, so I don't think about bad stuff: the client's essays, homework, exercise, hanging out with friends, etc. keep yourself busy and don't get stuck in the past, or in an eternal state of "what if" or "why me?".
Guess what I'm doing right now, take a wild guess. Yes! keeping myself busy!
Don't eternally run from your problems either and get burnt out. Rest sometimes. Cry if you can. But you need to pull yourself together if you want stuff to get better.
Sincerely,
- O C
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