# Social Anxiety and CPTSD: Navigating Relationships

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Podcast: [C-PTSD: Let's Make Sense Of This Sh*t](https://stenobird.com/podcast/c-ptsd-let-s-make-sense-of-this-sh-t-7040150)
Published: 2024-11-16T20:36:58+00:00
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## Resource

In this episode, we dive into the tangled web of social anxiety and CPTSD, exploring how past trauma rewires your brain to expect danger in relationships—and how to start rebuilding trust. If you've ever felt paralyzed by fear of judgment or abandoned by your own nervous system, this conversation offers a roadmap to safer connections and genuine intimacy. What You'll Learn: • How CPTSD amplifies social anxiety in relationships • The freeze response and its impact on connection • Practical steps to reduce hypervigilance around others • How to set boundaries without triggering shame • Why self-compassion is the foundation of trust Key Insights: • Social anxiety often masks a deep fear of betrayal • The nervous system learns safety through small, repeated experiences • Avoidance reinforces the belief that relationships are dangerous • Healing requires grieving lost connections from childhood • True intimacy becomes possible when we stop people-pleasing Recommended Resources: • "The Body Keeps the Score" by Bessel van der Kolk • "Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving" by Pete Walker • "Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents" by Lindsay Gibson 📩 Have questions or want to share your experience? Reach out at cptsd@senseofthisshit.com. 💛 Join Our Supporters Club 💛 Help keep these vital conversations alive—Click Here: https://www.spreaker.com/podca...

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