There's PTSD, then there's C-PTSD. PTSD is surviving a crash. C-PTSD is growing up inside the wreckage. Author unknown
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This is the most apt description of C-PTSD I've seen. PTSD is serious trauma & takes years of healing work, & still your life may never be as it was prior to the trauma.
C-PTSD is exactly that: growing up inside the wreckage of a crash.
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Survivors of abuse are stripped of any sense of control. When you're finally out of that environment, you often struggle to find as much order & predictability as possible.
This is a normal & natural response and no, you're not a freak. 💐
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You're nervous system doesn't heal just because time has passed. It heals when something safe and loving happens enough times for it to finally believe ... it's over now. @AJSELFGROWTH
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It took me such a long time to reach a place where I could speak about the abuse I endured. When you're beaten & bruised in unspeakable ways over and over again, healing is going to take much longer than you'd like.
But you'll get there.
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Sending love to everyone who is trying to rediscover their voice after life made them believe that silence was safer. Michell C. Clark
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Abuse survivors are often afraid to speak of the abuse. Being quiet feels safer. It can be fear of fallout from family or retribution from the perpetrator(s).
I'm no longer afraid. If my words help you until you find your voice, I'm here.
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In Luke 4:18, Jesus declared His mission: He was anointed to preach the gospel and heal the brokenhearted. This mission hasn't changed. Jesus is still the Word, still the voice of God, still preaching, and still healing hearts today. #Jesus #healinghearts #rsmi
For those of us who have suffered ongoing abuse from young childhood onwards... We don't have a 'pre-trauma' us. We don't know what it is like to not be someone suffering and surviving abuse. All we know is being someone, trying to survive abuse and all the severe lifelong effects of prolonged child abuse. ~ Lily Hope Lucario
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Some of us don't have a 'before'. We were born into an abusive life and it's all we know. We live our lives not knowing what safe is; who we can trust.
It takes much longer to get to a safe place. I know it's hard. I hope you keep going. 💐
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The moment your gut says no, it's a no. You can unpack the details later. TheGoodQuote
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The most important thing you can do is follow your instincts without questioning them. Worst case? It was an error. More likely you've saved yourself from something unsafe.
Remember: your gut knows what's up before you can figure it out.
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The Butterfly Effect
"Maybe if I hadn't helped him up... Then maybe I'd feel more secure."
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Complex trauma means we were hurt over, & over, & over again, often by people we should've been able to trust. That kind of harm won't heal with a one time, dramatic moment of "letting it go". We heal from complex trauma day by day, in little gestures of consistent self care. Dr. Glenn Patrick Doyle
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People on a healing path from child abuse want it 'over' ASAP & who can blame them? So much damage happens when you've been traumatized for years; it's going to take time.
But the day will come when you'll feel the shift. It's worth it.
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Memory Monday
Certain places, songs, or conversations can take you back instantly. These flashbacks can be emotional, but they are also reminders of the connection you shared.
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Memory Monday
Certain places, songs, or conversations can take you back instantly. These flashbacks can be emotional, but they are also reminders of the connection you shared.
#MemoryMonday #GriefJourney #HealingHearts #fyp #cenoviaivory
It's up to us to break generational curses. When they say i"t runs in the family", you tell them "and this is where it runs out'. Enlightened Consciousness
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Child abuse in families has often happened for generations. Family members know what's going on, stay quiet, & the behavior often repeats.
When you work on healing, it's not only for yourself but your children and theirs. Break the cycle.
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People don't want to be talked out of their feelings. People want to be heard, seeing, felt, and understood. - Rachel Samson
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Children who grow up in an abusive environment have their feelings dismissed routinely. So much so that they often dismiss their feelings as adults.
Being heard and understood is an important part of healing. Really listening is a gift. 💐
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This is my life... my story... my book. I will no longer let anyone else write it; nor will I apologize for the edits I make. - Steve Maraboli
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What a wonderful feeling it is when enough healing has happened and you are ready to be the author of your own life!
It's not an easy road, but the day will come when you're able to put yourself first. It's not selfish, it's your right.
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When a flower doesn't bloom, you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower. Alexander Den Heijer
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One of the toughest hurdles for survivors in recovery is being able to accept that they did not cause the abuse.
There was never anything wrong with you that 'made' anyone abuse you. It was all on them. 💐
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Hi. Trauma literally changes your brain and body. It's not your fault. @anxiety.positive
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Survivors of trauma have to deal with all the "side effects" that happen because of trauma. Your brain is hyper aware of possible threats. Changes in your body too: the tightening of muscles that carry the memory.
Go easy on yourself.
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You will never regret believing and standing with a child. You will regret when one day that grown child looks you in the eye and says, 'you didn't believe me'. Believe the child. Paula Goodwin DefendSurvivors.org
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A child has no frame of reference to describe an abusive encounter if it didn't happen. It's incredibly painful to hear a child tell you that something so horrible happened, but it's not a lie.
Believe the child.
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Many trauma survivors become skilled at hiding their pain because they've learned that it isn't always safe to let others see it. Madeline Popelka @HealingFromPTSD
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Survivors learn to be quiet and not ask for anything because being noticed can signal abuse. I smiled and said, "I'm fine" when I wasn't for decades just to be left alone.
Please know your healing will help you learn when love is safe. 🤍
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Memory Monday
After loss, even simple tasks like getting ready, working, or running errands can feel overwhelming. Rebuilding routine takes time, patience, and self-compassion.
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Memory Monday
After loss, even simple tasks like getting ready, working, or running errands can feel overwhelming. Rebuilding routine takes time, patience, and self-compassion.
#MemoryMonday #GriefJourney #HealingHearts #fyp #cenoviaivory
Let's be good to people for no reason simply because kindness can make someone's day a little brighter. Unknown
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Sometimes you just have "one of those days", hopefully not too many. I'm stepping back today as I simply don't have the emotional bandwidth to handle anything more than what's absolutely necessary.
Take care of yourself first. Always. 🪻
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Your nervous system doesn't heal just because time has passed. It heals when something safe and loving happens enough times for it to finally believe ... it's over now.
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Healing from abuse takes time. A lot of time. It wasn't until I grasped just how much had been done, repeatedly, to fracture my soul that I saw it would take multiple positive experiences to finally feel safe.
You are worth the effort. 💐
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I see your pain, and it's big. I also see your courage, and it's bigger. You can do hard things. - Glennon Doyle
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I want to acknowledge the people who are on a healing path after surviving abuse. I know the deep pain & loneliness.
Your pain may feel unbearable but you're making progress. Try to trust the process. Healing happens, but yes, it hurts.
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psst. hey. it wasn't the trauma that made you stronger, kinder, and more empathetic. it's how you handled it. that credit is yours.
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I often hear that the trauma and abuses I endured made me stronger, and I guess that makes sense. Slowly however, I began to see that the strength comes from the work we put in.
We get the credit for our growth. 🌷
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The only people who get upset about you setting boundaries are the ones who were benefitting from you having none.
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For survivors, setting boundaries is so much harder than you may think. There are no boundaries in abuse. Abusers do what they want when they want.
Naturally, the pushback when you begin setting boundaries is intense. But it feels so good.
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Telling a survivor to "Leave it in the past" is dismissing the reality of their nervous system and body. No one wants to relive traumatic experiences on an ongoing basis. Survivors respond to past trauma because they are traumatized, not because they're unwilling to let go. Nate Postlethwait - Thirdeyethirst
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Survivors of abuse want nothing more than to leave what's happened to them in the past but it's called trauma for a reason. Without working on healing, our memories intrude at will.
With time & effort it lessens and opens us up to peace.
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Thank you so much Amelia! I felt moved to do *something* back in September when the #Epstein survivors had their (first?) press conference and I started #HealingHearts 🩷
I share something every morning. 🩷
🤗 I started on a healing path in 1987 not realizing it would take decades. But I stayed very quiet, still afraid of abusers that were 100 miles away.
The Sept press conference the #Epstein survivors had was a tipping point for me and I began #HealingHearts
I'm not quiet anymore & it feels great.
It breaks my heart knowing there are so many beautiful souls out there questioning their worth because someone they loved made them feel unlovable. APRZYWOLSKI
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Children in abusive environments grow up with no sense of their own value because the focus is on the abuser(s).
Getting out of there doesn't make self-worth magically appear. It takes so much work.
Please know you are so worthy & loved.
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