Tag: trauma response
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Triggered Brain
“Zzzztt!”Button pushed,Blood cold,Heart racing,Mind swirling,Trauma reignited.No rational thinking,No reality check,No pros and cons,No now or then,No phoning a friend,Just fear.Safety,Find safety,Quickly,By any means,On your own,Get out now!Photo: Hopewell, NJ. 7.8.24 by LA
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Who I Am
I read this line today,”Who you are while in extraordinary pain…is not who you are,”And I felt a shift deep inside me,A part that exhaled loudly, sighing, “Phew!”A part that shouted, “See?! I told you!”Another part that said, “I needed to hear that.”I am one who blames myself,Holds myself highly accountable,Feels guilty, overly responsible,And shameful,About…
The Journey Inward 