The healing process is scary and painful.

It isn’t for the weak. The feelings of fear when I first acknowledged the fact that I was wounded caused me to panic and the pretension that I’m all well and good began as early as six years old. I lived in pain for a long time and discovered my high tolerance for emotional and mental abuse. This survivor lifestyle led me to endure trauma after trauma. I tricked myself again and again that I was okay by accomplishing my goals in my early years. “I’m just going to put a band-aid on and keep moving.”

But just because you can endure the pain doesn’t mean you have to.

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