And then the apology. The one you so desperately want to believe because, up to that point, it was just so good to be loved by you. #coercivecontrol

Trauma did NOT make you stronger. It traumatized you, broke your heart, dysregulated your nervous system, gave you PTSD, sleepless nights, trust issues, connection difficulty, almost killed you, and stole your will to live. YOU made + make yourself stronger…by surviving.

If your father was kinder to the neighbours than he was to you, he was so deeply conditioned that appearances are everything and he had no idea how to connect to his own emotions or to you. It wasn’t about you.

Without treatment, repeated childhood exposure to traumatic events can affect the brain and nervous system and increase health-risk behaviors (e.g., smoking, eating disorders, substance use, and high-risk activities).

According to the (CDC), about 11 percent of children and 50 percent of adults in the US experience emotional abuse. This article will focus on emotional and physical abuse and how they cause millions to be caught up in the circus called codependency. buff.ly/33sojkX

He was found. I cannot thank you all for your work (still amazed at how many, many people—strangers— looked for him) love, and prayers. I am just overwhelmed by it. You restored my faith in good humans. So much love to you all! I will never forget. ♥️

If you want to Build a relationship → Compromise Improve attitude → Gratitude Help others → Help yourself Understand better → Teach Improve mood → Exercise Think clearer → Meditate Expand culture → Travel Grow your mind → Read Feed your soul → Pray Find clarity → Write

The 2022 National #RecoveryMonth theme is “Recovery is for Everyone: Every Person, Every Family, Every Community.” This is a reminder that no one is alone in their journey through recovery. Everyone’s journey is different, but we are all in this together. #RecoveryIsPossible

I was going to figure out how many days I'd been sober, but decided 'one more' was what mattered. #recoveryposse #odaat

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Our self-care significantly diminishes during and following #NarcissisticAbuse. However, this is something we also need in order to successfully maintain #NoContact and heal. Here's a self-assessment to help you determine the areas you need. bit.ly/36OvdA0

The ability to stay calm and polite, even when people upset you, is a superpower. x.com/Laughs_4_All/s…

The creative has learned to alchemize their own pain.

A trauma response is another word for a survival adaption. THIS MEANS (🧵):

We can’t talk about #DomesticAbuse and #coercivecontrol without talking about how it starts. Why is this important? Because it NEVER starts with a punch and that is STILL what most people look for, to define it. 🧵

This is how plants are graphed together … Graft, in horticulture, is the joining together of plant parts by means of tissue regeneration. Grafting is a way that a union will be formed and the partners will continue to grow.

Life's too short to spend it stuck inside your own head. I wish I'd let myself be happier.

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