Oof. I want to wrap my arms around your younger self. I know ‘getting quiet’ very well and how this reaction eats away at us from the inside. I’m looking forward to learning more about your C-PTSD journey,
I need a heartbreak reaction for this. What horrific neglect and abuse. What happened to you was wrong. Completely, utterly wrong. You never, ever, EVER deserved that. You deserved so much better. SO much better. I'm so angry on your behalf. I hope your inner child knows she always should have received love and tenderness and gentle care, and that she is worthy of it even now.
I feel a lump in my throat, a tight squeeze in my chest, a hard knot in my gut--and I thank you for your writing. Your vulnerability on the page is the strength of it.
Oof. I want to wrap my arms around your younger self. I know ‘getting quiet’ very well and how this reaction eats away at us from the inside. I’m looking forward to learning more about your C-PTSD journey,
I need a heartbreak reaction for this. What horrific neglect and abuse. What happened to you was wrong. Completely, utterly wrong. You never, ever, EVER deserved that. You deserved so much better. SO much better. I'm so angry on your behalf. I hope your inner child knows she always should have received love and tenderness and gentle care, and that she is worthy of it even now.
I feel a lump in my throat, a tight squeeze in my chest, a hard knot in my gut--and I thank you for your writing. Your vulnerability on the page is the strength of it.
Your innocence shines through.
Ooof. Love. Your words weave a traumatic story so gracefully. I felt like I was there.