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c/trauma·7 points·17d ago
on What does healing from CPTSD actually look like? I feel like I'm going in circles.
For me it looked like fewer bad days, not no bad days.
c/trauma·4 points·1mo ago
on How do I heal from trauma, fear, and the past completely?
If you have a specific practice that helped, I'd love the unglamorous version.
c/self-esteem·2 points·2mo ago
on How do I build self-esteem when everything in my life feels like proof that I'm not good enough?
Compliments bounced off until I had even one piece of evidence I respected in myself.
c/trauma·11 points·5mo ago
on What healing techniques are most effective for resolving trauma?
Consciously acknowledge that Situation A is not Situation B. Confront something when possible. The journal method — define your values and limits, then act on them — is the real cornerstone of CPTSD healing.
c/depression·2 points·5mo ago
on Why does waking up feel like the worst part of the day?
Yeah. The body gets there before the story does.
c/trauma·9 points·5mo ago
on Why do I freeze instead of fight or flight? I feel like I'm broken.
Fawn is real too. 'Fight, flight, freeze, fawn' — and fawn is the most invisible.