BeTraumaFree

I was traumatized when I was very young. I spent my entire life dissociated, disconnected, anxious and depressed. I wanted to feel better but nobody was able to help. Eventually I connected the dots and realized the suffering I experienced had a name and it was "complex trauma".

@ann_mcnitt haha!!😂🤣

@BeTraumaFree Where are the Ironing Police? 😉 You're doing well, even as you deal with this pain. I hate shame-- what a lie it is. I had an OLD box of unfinished mending. A friend told me, "Don't feel bad; I found my Joey's Superman underwear in my mending basket, and he's 30!" 😉♥️

Today I am ironing a full basket of clean laundry that's been sitting there, un-ironed, for years. I feel ashamed about this, but... I also acknowledge I was dealing with severe trauma symptoms and I was doing my best. The only reason I'm sharing this is to give people hope.

@AdrianDuran337 thanks!🥰

@BeTraumaFree you are awesome!

@settingitfree definitely!! :)

@BeTraumaFree The fun part is finding the old stuff you love! 😂.

@rmharmon2004 I'm currently trying to deal with procrastination. I'm thinking I might need therapy specifically to deal with that. It might be my ADHD or autism, I'm not sure.

@BeTraumaFree Does trauma make it hard to do the tedious tasks? Because I definitely struggled with this type of thing before getting EMDR

@mariettatweet thanks!🫂💗

@BeTraumaFree You always do 💚

Allowing yourself to grieve and feel all the losses is a really important part of recovering from complex trauma. It's not only the hurtful stuff that happened, it's also the neglect and good things that never happened. It all needs to be felt and grieved.

Some days I let myself imagine what type of life I would have enjoyed if both of my mentally ill parents had not abandoned me. It's a bit sad... but I also acknowledge I cannot turn back time. All I can do is fully live in this moment, and make the best of the life ahead of me.

Every child deserves a father like this man, who put his life on the line to protect his son.

@Nanammaw aww, I'm glad to hear that!!👼😍

@BeTraumaFree All of your posts give me hope.

Marcus Aurelius wrote this over 1800 years ago: “Think of yourself as dead. You have lived your life. Now take what's left and live it properly.”

@Yoda4ever 😂😅🤣

When you lied on your resume about having previous sheepdog experience..🐕🐾🐑💨😅

@HumanityChad tears in my eyes right now, choked up.😢🥹

A group of friends taking their disabled friend on their backs to fulfill his dream of traveling across Europe 😭😭 This is the incredible story of Kevan Chandler and the friends who refused to leave him behind. Kevan Chandler, who was born with Spinal Muscular Atrophy and couldn’t walk, had a dream to explore Europe. His wheelchair made many places impossible to reach, so he believed that dream might never come true. But in 2016, his six best friends refused to leave him behind. They built a special backpack carrier and took turns carrying Kevan on their backs. Together, they left his wheelchair in Atlanta and traveled for three weeks across France, England, and Ireland. They danced in the streets of Paris, explored London, and even climbed the mountains of Ireland, something Kevan could never have done alone. That journey showed the world that true accessibility isn’t just about ramps… it’s about people willing to carry you so you can live your dreams 🤍

#morning #safe #birds #calm

@Anne_Arbor definitely!!

@BeTraumaFree Your example is inspiring! I have a feeling that we need to realize that when we don't manage to do something there is almost always a reason for it, usu one rooted in fear and/or limitation (of resources). Criticism doesn't help; understanding the actual human reason does.

@mbeilste agreed!😁

@BeTraumaFree Gpd fpr you! 🫂 Therapy should be required for everyone. People would be so much less angry and bitter ❤️

I had chronic depression for decades, well into my fifties. I tried counselling, I tried alternative healing methods, I tried anti-depressants, I tried self help exercises. Nothing worked! What finally worked was a few years of trauma therapy.

@pmichigan24 I totally understand!🫂

@BeTraumaFree Don’t feel ashamed. You are doing your best. 💜 It’s 1:30 in Michigan I’m still laying in bed recovering from my panic attacks and trying to get up to clean my apartment. I’m just so tired today Soul tired if you will

@MaxMoriarty3 💗❤️‍🩹🫂

@BeTraumaFree Thanks! Unfortunately it was years of trying everything that existed, waiting months for each experiment, to say either "it's making me worse" (fatigue side effect with chronic fatigue), or "no improvement" (I wasn't depressed!). I'm actually depressed about 4 days/year.

@McfarlandAnne I am sending peace and unconditional love to your wounded parts.

@BeTraumaFree My dad literally abandoned me with my Borderline mother, who emotionally & physically abandoned me. Then they both told everyone that I had abandoned them!

Some parents emotionally abandon their kids, some literally abandon their kids, and some parents do both. My sympathies are with the kids when that happens. Some kids have to raise themselves because their parents simply don't show up.

@ashincolorado oh!! thanks!!

@BeTraumaFree That’s a big step! Be proud! Also this stuff works great! 😊