traumatized individual: endures inhumane amounts of stress, panic, and fight-or-flight situations, keeps a mountain of rage and terror down every day in order to try and function, struggles in secret with exhaustion, shame and grief, has to control their emotions every single day in front of other people to hide how badly they’re doing, goes above and beyond to appear normal and to continue their daily activities
also traumatized individual, as soon as one (1) emotion slips out: I’m overly sensitive and need to get over myself right this second. I’m the most pathetic weakling in this world, I have lost control over myself and my life and I should be shot for this