ManTalks Podcast Trusting Yourself Again After Trauma (Part 2): Rebuilding Inner Safety - Coaching Session
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Apr 27, 2026 A coaching conversation about rebuilding self-trust after trauma. They track how past events shape decision anxiety and identify core wounds. Practical practices are offered for daily decision-making, somatic markers, and gathering evidence that you are safe. Developmental stages and attachment rumination are used to reframe recurring relationship fears.
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Josh Links Drug Episode And Mom’s Death To Decision Doubt
- Josh recounts two core roots: a drug-induced anxiety episode and his mother’s death at 18 that left him feeling responsible.
- He admits he still feels that responsibility and is tackling smaller decisions to rebuild trust first.
Attachment Rumination Explains Relationship Hypervigilance
- Connor identifies 'attachment rumination' where trauma manifests as chronic cognitive hypervigilance about relationships.
- Rumination centers on questions like “Is my relationship okay?” which is driven by past caregiving wounds not present reality.
Medication Taper Led To Panic And Dissociation
- Josh describes tapering off SSRIs (Paxil) then collapsing into panic, dissociation, and a severe episode while trialing new meds.
- He notes Paxil's long half-life and that meds alone had previously numbed his emotions.