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snorlax-and-co · 3 months
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healing-is-cool · 1 year
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After you leave a toxic or abusive environment, a lot of normal things are going to feel weird, and just plainly awful at the beginning. Buying that thing you've always wanted can make you feel guilty for spending money on yourself. Resting can feel a lot more like being lazy. Safety and happiness can feel so temporary, almost like you are just waiting for life to get bad again.
It's normal, it's part of the process. You will get used to be at peace. To feel joy. To be safe. I know you will<3
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Now this is powerful. Having felt bogged down all the time by thinking I had to be responsible for things that I didn't even have reason to know about was exhausting. Freeing is the feeling of just saying, "I'm not responsible for that," and actually clearing all of whatever it is out of your mind.
Source: Dr. Glenn Doyle
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ashersskye · 3 months
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Something nobody is gonna tell you as a child abuse survivor is that you're gonna have to fight your way through your childhood in order to fully live and survive in this world. There are still adult responsibilities you are gonna have to claw your way through understanding and painstakingly asking for advice and learning how to do for yourself. How to apply for a job, how to do an interview, how to file taxes, how to get an apartment, how to keep track of bills and rent, how to establish and keep track of your credit, how to keep yourself from bankruptcy, how to get a doctor, how to get insurance, how to have a stable life all on your own. And this shit is 1000x harder to understand when you've got repressed memories of abuse, violence, sexual assault, etc. constantly interfering with your daily life not to mention the hopelessness that comes with having your entire body and soul shredded from such a young age. You are already so tired just from having to escape, what the fuck you mean now I gotta worry about bills n shit too??? Fuck that. So please please please know that you are so strong for continuing to live even despite the failures and the trials and the errors and the adjustments and the things you dont know how to do just yet and the things you might be too scared to ask for help in understanding. In this world where people shun you for not just googling shit on your own these days just know that you are not alone in this. There is someone out there just like you who is also struggling too, it's me, hi im that person. We can help each other get through this together.
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unwelcome-ozian · 4 months
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narcsurvivor · 1 month
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@ starparkdesigns on insta
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fireflysongbirdperson · 2 months
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This video breaks it all down perfectly, and it’s exactly what we need to hear in 2024. Being a barb after everything Nicki has said and done is just pure nonsense. I stand behind Megan thee Stallion and Jennifer Hough and fuck all the abuse apologists and cult-like stans who will say otherwise
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If you have experienced a trauma, it can be like staring directly at the sun.
Even after you look away, the glare seems everywhere and prevents you from seeing things clearly.
It can keep you from even opening your eyes at all for a while.
Life After Trauma: A Workbook For Healing
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nolongerangels · 7 months
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I need to stop sharing my feelings and remember that people don't care! I need to stop being this stupid!
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ghostisventing · 9 months
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Ways I cope with trauma as someone who is not ready /unable to open up about it to a professional
-art. Making vent art. Or edits aka “traumacore” stuff. It feels like im not keeping it to myself which is a relief. But it brings emotions to the surface which can be triggering.
-music that reminds me of the trauma. It doesn’t have to be about the trauma specifically. Songs that remind me of my old mindset. Songs that remind me of the dynamics I had with my abusers. Songs that remind me that they will get karma one day. It’s comforting and helps me release anger.
-writing. This is the most recent tool I’ve been using. I’ve written about my trauma before but this method is using creative writing. It is not uncommon for people to project onto OCs, which is what I do. Writing out their mindsets helps me process how my trauma affected my mental health. I didn’t intentionally do this as a coping skill; I just wanted to write. But writing down my OCs thought processes has helped me.
-talking to other trauma survivors. I do this rarely but it helps to vent on subreddits like r/CPTSD. This account is also helpful, and I find that giving advice to others makes me feel better.
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agirldying · 8 months
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it really fucking sucks that ppl like me have to feel silenced about being abused and assaulted. this society is so fucked up. we should feel free to share our stories if we want to, without fear of what would happen to us, our belongings, our family and people we know, without fear of being scrutinized, made into a joke, and disbelieved. this fear is frustratingly suffocating. i'm so ready to speak up right fucking now and regain ownership of my life right fucking now but i am understandably paranoid.
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snorlax-and-co · 5 months
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healingwgabs · 5 months
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Reactive Abuse
pathologizing someone’s reaction to abuse is called reactive abuse… calling someone “crazy” or being labelled as having anger issues when the reality is that you're having appropriate expected normal reactions that make sense given the circumstance ... or getting misdiagnosed or being labelled w an externalizing style of BPD (petulant/impulsive) as a response to abuse (ie. narcissistic abuse) is one of many ways reactive abuse can manifest
Clinical discernment is so important in these cases, is it your environment thats creates these "symptoms" or is it pathology?? If a person is taken out of an environment (a toxic one), which ppl who are often diagnosed with BPD are from and currently still in, would they still be exhibiting these symptoms if placed in a healthier environment... its for these reasons thats transformative social justice is so important too.. the personal is always political. The stance that one's environment creates disability (in this case mental health pathology) can not only be applied to encourage critical thinking towards bpd diagnosis but to other mental health disabilities too like depression but to also advocate for necessary changes in broader society within policies n our government (broader safety nets) we also see this a lot with right-wing ppl calling ppl on the "left" unhinged for having justified appropriate reactions when those more vulnerable to them r being abused, disrespected, and having their rights and protections taken away
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copingwithmemes · 2 years
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ashersskye · 3 months
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You dont gotta be perfect you just gotta show up you don't gotta be perfect you just gotta show up you don't gotta be perfect you just gotta show up YOU DONT GOTTA BE PERFECT YOU JUST GOTTA SHOW UP
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unwelcome-ozian · 5 months
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