Trauma Is Not a Life Sentence
Trauma is a certain kind of suffering — the kind that overwhelms one’s ability to cope. A whole class of wounds that cripple. A wound that buries itself deep in our consciousness. A tragedy too heavy for us. It happens in the past, but asserts itself over and over in the present.
Sex, too early.Death, sudden.Violence, familiar.Betrayal, intimate.Neglect, prolonged.Violation, normalized.Abuse, excused.Pain,...
