#healing trauma

[pilotofstarshipfables]

Something else will come along in time. It always does. The one thing you can count on is time. So breathe through never ending night to see another sunrise 💛

[theereina]

The only child I have the capacity to take care of is my inner child. I do not currently want children, and I may never want children. My wounds are too deep. The amount of healing I need may take a lifetime, and I refuse to put any child through that.

Children deserve happiness without conditions. My health, both mental and physical, are conditions I WILL NOT subject any children to endure.

To the children I will probably never have, this comes from a place of love and selflessness. I just hope the world can understand.

[samxcamargo]

Book: Night Drives 💖

[adviceformefromme]

Who were you before the world told you who you needed to be? What did you heart seek as a child, the pure version of you? The you God created? The you before the trauma, the abuse, the insecurities? The you before the heaviness of the world that has been carried on your shoulders? To break free from the darkness in your heart you need to lean into the light. The light that is your truth, your authenticity. But what does this look like when you’ve been feeling so weighed down by the world? So filled with darkness? This means seeking the light. Seeking light in the music you listen to, seeking light in the content you consume, seeking light in faith, in the foods you eat. Reflecting on who is the light in your life and who is the darkness. Being a vessel of light as you go out into the world, holding the door open for the lady with all the shopping and pushchair, smiling at the drunk man who looks lonely in the street, learning to know and understand where the darkness lives in your heart and praying for healing. The light is what you have been waiting for, the light is what will save you from yourself. 

[avoicebehindthestars]

Ultimately, even hating Aziraphale and projecting your selfish ex onto him is a valid way to experience Good Omens. Season 2 has touched each of us differently. The queer found their representation, a narrative of their suppression, struggle and attempts to find a way forward. The ND saw a reflection of their daily challenges to navigate a world beyond their comprehension. Religious abuse survivors found characters much like themselves.

The lonely found love. The disillusioned found a dream. The hurting found a voice that spoke of their trauma. Perhaps it was the pain of choosing duty over desire, of suffering circumstances and wished that couldn't be reconcilled. Of being rejected, of walking out the door when you you were rejected and all hope was lost, or watching someone walk out the door despite your best efforts.

Good Omens found you exactly were it was supposed to. And it reached you. It gave voice to your trauma, your longings. It nudged you to look at it directly, to acknowledge it so you could be healed.

[empatheticnymph]

FACTS.

[unwelcome-ozian]

[spookysalem13]

As a trauma survivor. And someone who continues to undergo trauma daily in many forms. I understand this more than I'd like to admit.

I've become very quiet. I've become even more introverted than I ever was before. More focused on healing. Diving deeper into my spirituality. Going to therapy. Doing shadow work. Because healing is so important.

[bl0omss]

[divine-nonchalance]

Trauma can be healed. It disappears once you accept what happened.

Imagine all your trauma, personified as your dark twin. Then embrace your dark twin, dissolving into you, who is made of pure light.

That really helped me a lot! Repeat as often as necessary. Very powerful.

[iwriteaboutfeminism]

Healing from trauma is an ongoing act of resistance against fascism.

[pilotofstarshipfables]

We stand on the brink of the inauguration of president Trump, and I cannot be the only SA survivor who feels as though my rights have been spat upon. That is how those in power would like us to feel. Victimized, Powerless, and unable to stand up.

But we are not. We have been hurt but we can recover. We have been robbed of our rights, we will take them back. We have been silenced, but no more. No more stifling of women’s stories, and those of other marginalized people who are affected by this presidency.

In the coming years, you must do what you can to fight. And the wonderful thing is the individuality this carries.

Do you need to hide out while your wounds knit back together? That alone is an act of resistance in a world that would happily work you to death. We have need of scholars and chroniclers if you need something to fill the time. If not that’s alright too.

Are you angry? Unpalatable? An imperfect victim who’s all claws and vinegar? Perfection. Your rage is beautiful my darling. Now go out and scream your truth.

Are you broken hearted? Do you feel too soft for the sort of cruelty society serves up to us regularly? Tender hearts are of inestimable value; for what good is victory if we all become monsters and there are none to pull us back and teach us the meaning of love.

There is a place in this fight for everyone. Don’t let them make you feel as if you are less worthy.

[sunrisethoughts02]

please remember that if processing old trauma/doing shadow work/any emotional processing becomes exhausting, this doesn’t mean it’s not working. Even physical symptoms — headaches after crying, etc — deserve care and loving kindness. you’re not failing, you’re healing, and this is your chance to create new patterns of care and love for yourself 💜

[samxcamargo]

Book: Night Drives 💖

[ghostoflillith]

It is not your responsibility:

To take on someone elses healing

To process someone's trauma for them

To monitor and manage someone else's emotions

To teach people how to love

To try and get people to appreciate you

To "keep the peace"

To spend all your energy trying to keep someone happy

To try and prevent someone from cheating

To teach people how to apologize & take accountability

To try and get others to change toxic behaviors

To accept responsibility for pain you didn't cause

To try and get them to heal pain they have caused to others

To do all the emotional labor in your relationships and friendships

To accept less than you deserve

To blame yourself when people treat you poorly

To teach them emotional intelligence

To stay quiet when you are hurting

To lie and hide things for them

To protect people who wouldn't do the same for you

To help someone else grow

To teach people how to find healthy coping mechanisms that work for them

To allow yourself to be taken for granted for the sake of "love"

To believe them when they have been caught lying before

To teach people self love

To make excuses, explanations or justifications for someone else

To allow yourself to be manipulated because you want to believe them

To control other people

To awaken them

To change their beliefs about themselves and the world around them

To convince them why they should want to better themselves

To pull them out of the hole they've dug for themselves

To try to repair relationships you didn't break

To stay where you feel you no longer belong

To make yourself small to keep other's comfortable

It IS our responsibility to heal OURSELVES, and in doing so, inspiring other's to do the same.

No matter how many people have told you that you are a "healer," it is NOT your responsibility to heal those who don't want to be healed, aren't ready for it, or arent appreciative of you.

Some may never take this path, and that is their choice to make.

Protect your energy.

[melblogsgfreethruptsd]

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