learning that constantly thinking about and analyzing and interpreting my traumas isnât actually healing . and donât get me wrong its made me a very effective communicator and emotionally intelligent person. but actually im supposed to be moving on and experiencing new things and happiness and stuff and not just compulsively reliving and recontextualizing the past. oops!
Best therapist I ever had helped me unpack my trauma and then, crucially, helped me pack it away again
Except this time it's all correctly labeled so when I start experiencing issues related to them I'm not just drowning in undefined pain.
I'm like: "ah shit the Childhood Neglect container is leaking all over everything! I better mop it up and put it in a new container"
And sometimes something comes up and I'm like: "ah. This belongs in the religious trauma box. Let me put it away and then I can do art until I feel better"
You unpack your trauma to organise it and correctly label it do you know how to handle it. But you still pack it away so you can live your actual life






















