Feats of Strength 💙 Trauma Healing
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#trauma | #cPTSD #recovery ❤️🩹 Recovering from trauma is among the most heroic things we can do. We can heal.
Personal thoughts on mental health & strength training w/a touch of science 🏋🏾🏋🏻
🖋️ scribendo cogito "I think by writing" #lifewriting
Personal thoughts on mental health & strength training w/a touch of science 🏋🏾🏋🏻
🖋️ scribendo cogito "I think by writing" #lifewriting
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This article helped change my life.
I started lifting weights to combat anxiety, but found it also built a sense of self-worth I never possessed from childhood.
"Weight lifting healed trauma through the felt sense of the mind-body connection, which created a more empowered trauma survivor."
I started lifting weights to combat anxiety, but found it also built a sense of self-worth I never possessed from childhood.
"Weight lifting healed trauma through the felt sense of the mind-body connection, which created a more empowered trauma survivor."
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I used to think “glimmers” were just more toxic positivity in disguise. But they are not about finding “silver linings” nor intended to "change our mindset."
Recognizing glimmers is about increasing our capacity to recognize calmness when we are already calm, to make sensing calmness feel normal.
Recognizing glimmers is about increasing our capacity to recognize calmness when we are already calm, to make sensing calmness feel normal.
December 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I used to think “glimmers” were just more toxic positivity in disguise. But they are not about finding “silver linings” nor intended to "change our mindset."
Recognizing glimmers is about increasing our capacity to recognize calmness when we are already calm, to make sensing calmness feel normal.
Recognizing glimmers is about increasing our capacity to recognize calmness when we are already calm, to make sensing calmness feel normal.
I used to think “glimmers” were just more toxic positivity in disguise. But they are not about finding “silver linings” nor intended to "change our mindset."
Recognizing glimmers is about increasing our capacity to recognize calmness when we are already calm, to make sensing calmness feel normal.
Recognizing glimmers is about increasing our capacity to recognize calmness when we are already calm, to make sensing calmness feel normal.
December 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I used to think “glimmers” were just more toxic positivity in disguise. But they are not about finding “silver linings” nor intended to "change our mindset."
Recognizing glimmers is about increasing our capacity to recognize calmness when we are already calm, to make sensing calmness feel normal.
Recognizing glimmers is about increasing our capacity to recognize calmness when we are already calm, to make sensing calmness feel normal.
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"Due to our past conditioning, many of us do not trust our capacity to love." This includes loving & accepting ourselves.
For abuse & neglect survivors, self-compassion is the antidote to trauma-driven shame & self-cruelty. ❤️🩹
🙏 @tricyclemag.bsky.social 🙏
#cptsd
For abuse & neglect survivors, self-compassion is the antidote to trauma-driven shame & self-cruelty. ❤️🩹
🙏 @tricyclemag.bsky.social 🙏
#cptsd
Your audience may benefit from loving-kindness meditation, where we start with compassion for ourselves before extending to others. I've included a free link to learn more here: tricycle.org/magazine/met...
What is Metta Meditation?
Discovering your capacity for lovingkindness
tricycle.org
December 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
"Due to our past conditioning, many of us do not trust our capacity to love." This includes loving & accepting ourselves.
For abuse & neglect survivors, self-compassion is the antidote to trauma-driven shame & self-cruelty. ❤️🩹
🙏 @tricyclemag.bsky.social 🙏
#cptsd
For abuse & neglect survivors, self-compassion is the antidote to trauma-driven shame & self-cruelty. ❤️🩹
🙏 @tricyclemag.bsky.social 🙏
#cptsd
"Due to our past conditioning, many of us do not trust our capacity to love." This includes loving & accepting ourselves.
For abuse & neglect survivors, self-compassion is the antidote to trauma-driven shame & self-cruelty. ❤️🩹
🙏 @tricyclemag.bsky.social 🙏
#cptsd
For abuse & neglect survivors, self-compassion is the antidote to trauma-driven shame & self-cruelty. ❤️🩹
🙏 @tricyclemag.bsky.social 🙏
#cptsd
Your audience may benefit from loving-kindness meditation, where we start with compassion for ourselves before extending to others. I've included a free link to learn more here: tricycle.org/magazine/met...
What is Metta Meditation?
Discovering your capacity for lovingkindness
tricycle.org
December 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
"Due to our past conditioning, many of us do not trust our capacity to love." This includes loving & accepting ourselves.
For abuse & neglect survivors, self-compassion is the antidote to trauma-driven shame & self-cruelty. ❤️🩹
🙏 @tricyclemag.bsky.social 🙏
#cptsd
For abuse & neglect survivors, self-compassion is the antidote to trauma-driven shame & self-cruelty. ❤️🩹
🙏 @tricyclemag.bsky.social 🙏
#cptsd
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Negative self-talk isn’t only the cruel stuff we tell ourselves; it’s also the limits we quietly accept as realistic, responsible, or “just the way I am.”
Negative self talk doesn’t always feel abusive, it feels reasonable. This is just an artifact of our trauma conditioning, don't bite.
#cptsd
Negative self talk doesn’t always feel abusive, it feels reasonable. This is just an artifact of our trauma conditioning, don't bite.
#cptsd
December 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Negative self-talk isn’t only the cruel stuff we tell ourselves; it’s also the limits we quietly accept as realistic, responsible, or “just the way I am.”
Negative self talk doesn’t always feel abusive, it feels reasonable. This is just an artifact of our trauma conditioning, don't bite.
#cptsd
Negative self talk doesn’t always feel abusive, it feels reasonable. This is just an artifact of our trauma conditioning, don't bite.
#cptsd
Negative self-talk isn’t only the cruel stuff we tell ourselves; it’s also the limits we quietly accept as realistic, responsible, or “just the way I am.”
Negative self talk doesn’t always feel abusive, it feels reasonable. This is just an artifact of our trauma conditioning, don't bite.
#cptsd
Negative self talk doesn’t always feel abusive, it feels reasonable. This is just an artifact of our trauma conditioning, don't bite.
#cptsd
December 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Negative self-talk isn’t only the cruel stuff we tell ourselves; it’s also the limits we quietly accept as realistic, responsible, or “just the way I am.”
Negative self talk doesn’t always feel abusive, it feels reasonable. This is just an artifact of our trauma conditioning, don't bite.
#cptsd
Negative self talk doesn’t always feel abusive, it feels reasonable. This is just an artifact of our trauma conditioning, don't bite.
#cptsd
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Shout out to every trauma survivor working today to shift a belief or behavior that no longer serves you. It's awkward, it's annoying, it's tiring, it can be scary. And, it's how we change how we feel & function over time-- by doing it even though it sucks.
You're doing it.
You're doing it.
December 16, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Shout out to every trauma survivor working today to shift a belief or behavior that no longer serves you. It's awkward, it's annoying, it's tiring, it can be scary. And, it's how we change how we feel & function over time-- by doing it even though it sucks.
You're doing it.
You're doing it.
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“As I’ve grown older, I have come to recognize that rather than believing I’m a victim of my parents’ struggles, I have the ability to help transform that suffering for them.” –Brother Pháp Hữu
Healing Our Inner Child
How we can recognize and transform harmful behaviors we’re still holding onto—and let go of the stories that no longer serve us
tricycle.org
December 16, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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Journalling for a New Year
Online
writing workshop
A new year, new writing! Journalling to find your own personal wisdom and explore paths to feeling good through creative writing activities. Sunday 18 Jan, 2-4pm (UK time). Only £25. Booking details: www.writingforwellbeing.co.uk/therapy-and-...
Online
writing workshop
A new year, new writing! Journalling to find your own personal wisdom and explore paths to feeling good through creative writing activities. Sunday 18 Jan, 2-4pm (UK time). Only £25. Booking details: www.writingforwellbeing.co.uk/therapy-and-...
December 16, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Journalling for a New Year
Online
writing workshop
A new year, new writing! Journalling to find your own personal wisdom and explore paths to feeling good through creative writing activities. Sunday 18 Jan, 2-4pm (UK time). Only £25. Booking details: www.writingforwellbeing.co.uk/therapy-and-...
Online
writing workshop
A new year, new writing! Journalling to find your own personal wisdom and explore paths to feeling good through creative writing activities. Sunday 18 Jan, 2-4pm (UK time). Only £25. Booking details: www.writingforwellbeing.co.uk/therapy-and-...
“As I’ve grown older, I have come to recognize that rather than believing I’m a victim of my parents’ struggles, I have the ability to help transform that suffering for them.” –Brother Pháp Hữu
Healing Our Inner Child
How we can recognize and transform harmful behaviors we’re still holding onto—and let go of the stories that no longer serve us
tricycle.org
December 16, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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Healing from childhood abuse & neglect feels like peeling back delusions, build upon distortions, built on top of lies.
It’s a rug pull on our identity. But we get to build a life on our values. It's our best shot at joy & meaning. I choose recovery, however imperfect. Everyday. ❤️🩹
#cptsd #recovery
It’s a rug pull on our identity. But we get to build a life on our values. It's our best shot at joy & meaning. I choose recovery, however imperfect. Everyday. ❤️🩹
#cptsd #recovery
December 15, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Healing from childhood abuse & neglect feels like peeling back delusions, build upon distortions, built on top of lies.
It’s a rug pull on our identity. But we get to build a life on our values. It's our best shot at joy & meaning. I choose recovery, however imperfect. Everyday. ❤️🩹
#cptsd #recovery
It’s a rug pull on our identity. But we get to build a life on our values. It's our best shot at joy & meaning. I choose recovery, however imperfect. Everyday. ❤️🩹
#cptsd #recovery
Healing from childhood abuse & neglect feels like peeling back delusions, build upon distortions, built on top of lies.
It’s a rug pull on our identity. But we get to build a life on our values. It's our best shot at joy & meaning. I choose recovery, however imperfect. Everyday. ❤️🩹
#cptsd #recovery
It’s a rug pull on our identity. But we get to build a life on our values. It's our best shot at joy & meaning. I choose recovery, however imperfect. Everyday. ❤️🩹
#cptsd #recovery
December 15, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Healing from childhood abuse & neglect feels like peeling back delusions, build upon distortions, built on top of lies.
It’s a rug pull on our identity. But we get to build a life on our values. It's our best shot at joy & meaning. I choose recovery, however imperfect. Everyday. ❤️🩹
#cptsd #recovery
It’s a rug pull on our identity. But we get to build a life on our values. It's our best shot at joy & meaning. I choose recovery, however imperfect. Everyday. ❤️🩹
#cptsd #recovery
I recently spoke with my 85 yo uncle about him losing his parents by age 36. He started crying; I hugged him, told him I loved him.
He was the first person I've met in person who also became an adult orphan by his 30s; I was 32. I found some data showing how relatively rare this is...
He was the first person I've met in person who also became an adult orphan by his 30s; I was 32. I found some data showing how relatively rare this is...
December 14, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I recently spoke with my 85 yo uncle about him losing his parents by age 36. He started crying; I hugged him, told him I loved him.
He was the first person I've met in person who also became an adult orphan by his 30s; I was 32. I found some data showing how relatively rare this is...
He was the first person I've met in person who also became an adult orphan by his 30s; I was 32. I found some data showing how relatively rare this is...
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The myth that healing comes from forgiving our abusers needs to end.
Healing comes from acknowledging the depth of their harm and forgiving *ourselves* for not being old enough, strong enough, or wise enough to stop them. We heal by giving ourselves the care & protection we never received.
#cptsd
Healing comes from acknowledging the depth of their harm and forgiving *ourselves* for not being old enough, strong enough, or wise enough to stop them. We heal by giving ourselves the care & protection we never received.
#cptsd
December 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The myth that healing comes from forgiving our abusers needs to end.
Healing comes from acknowledging the depth of their harm and forgiving *ourselves* for not being old enough, strong enough, or wise enough to stop them. We heal by giving ourselves the care & protection we never received.
#cptsd
Healing comes from acknowledging the depth of their harm and forgiving *ourselves* for not being old enough, strong enough, or wise enough to stop them. We heal by giving ourselves the care & protection we never received.
#cptsd
The myth that healing comes from forgiving our abusers needs to end.
Healing comes from acknowledging the depth of their harm and forgiving *ourselves* for not being old enough, strong enough, or wise enough to stop them. We heal by giving ourselves the care & protection we never received.
#cptsd
Healing comes from acknowledging the depth of their harm and forgiving *ourselves* for not being old enough, strong enough, or wise enough to stop them. We heal by giving ourselves the care & protection we never received.
#cptsd
December 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The myth that healing comes from forgiving our abusers needs to end.
Healing comes from acknowledging the depth of their harm and forgiving *ourselves* for not being old enough, strong enough, or wise enough to stop them. We heal by giving ourselves the care & protection we never received.
#cptsd
Healing comes from acknowledging the depth of their harm and forgiving *ourselves* for not being old enough, strong enough, or wise enough to stop them. We heal by giving ourselves the care & protection we never received.
#cptsd
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For trauma survivors, justified self-cruelty will never be seen as cruel, we'll frame it as entirely reasonable.
The first step of healing from shame is not simply self-compassion, it's seeing our self-harming actions for what they are - echoes of our abusive environments we never deserved.
#cptsd
The first step of healing from shame is not simply self-compassion, it's seeing our self-harming actions for what they are - echoes of our abusive environments we never deserved.
#cptsd
December 12, 2025 at 2:52 PM
For trauma survivors, justified self-cruelty will never be seen as cruel, we'll frame it as entirely reasonable.
The first step of healing from shame is not simply self-compassion, it's seeing our self-harming actions for what they are - echoes of our abusive environments we never deserved.
#cptsd
The first step of healing from shame is not simply self-compassion, it's seeing our self-harming actions for what they are - echoes of our abusive environments we never deserved.
#cptsd
For trauma survivors, justified self-cruelty will never be seen as cruel, we'll frame it as entirely reasonable.
The first step of healing from shame is not simply self-compassion, it's seeing our self-harming actions for what they are - echoes of our abusive environments we never deserved.
#cptsd
The first step of healing from shame is not simply self-compassion, it's seeing our self-harming actions for what they are - echoes of our abusive environments we never deserved.
#cptsd
December 12, 2025 at 2:52 PM
For trauma survivors, justified self-cruelty will never be seen as cruel, we'll frame it as entirely reasonable.
The first step of healing from shame is not simply self-compassion, it's seeing our self-harming actions for what they are - echoes of our abusive environments we never deserved.
#cptsd
The first step of healing from shame is not simply self-compassion, it's seeing our self-harming actions for what they are - echoes of our abusive environments we never deserved.
#cptsd
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A recent September 2025 review & meta analysis on CPTSD with 167 studies & 138,681 participants.
Findings:
Estimated 6.2% of world population w/ CPTSD (1%-8% was previous est.)
Folks had to meet ICD-11 criteria or ITQ. Curiously, the limitations section...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Findings:
Estimated 6.2% of world population w/ CPTSD (1%-8% was previous est.)
Folks had to meet ICD-11 criteria or ITQ. Curiously, the limitations section...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Prevalence of Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to assess complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) pooled prevalence across global and specific p…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:50 PM
A recent September 2025 review & meta analysis on CPTSD with 167 studies & 138,681 participants.
Findings:
Estimated 6.2% of world population w/ CPTSD (1%-8% was previous est.)
Folks had to meet ICD-11 criteria or ITQ. Curiously, the limitations section...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Findings:
Estimated 6.2% of world population w/ CPTSD (1%-8% was previous est.)
Folks had to meet ICD-11 criteria or ITQ. Curiously, the limitations section...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A recent September 2025 review & meta analysis on CPTSD with 167 studies & 138,681 participants.
Findings:
Estimated 6.2% of world population w/ CPTSD (1%-8% was previous est.)
Folks had to meet ICD-11 criteria or ITQ. Curiously, the limitations section...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Findings:
Estimated 6.2% of world population w/ CPTSD (1%-8% was previous est.)
Folks had to meet ICD-11 criteria or ITQ. Curiously, the limitations section...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Prevalence of Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to assess complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) pooled prevalence across global and specific p…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:50 PM
A recent September 2025 review & meta analysis on CPTSD with 167 studies & 138,681 participants.
Findings:
Estimated 6.2% of world population w/ CPTSD (1%-8% was previous est.)
Folks had to meet ICD-11 criteria or ITQ. Curiously, the limitations section...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Findings:
Estimated 6.2% of world population w/ CPTSD (1%-8% was previous est.)
Folks had to meet ICD-11 criteria or ITQ. Curiously, the limitations section...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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"A progressive mental-health movement must restore emotion to its rightful place in human life..."
"Most suffering reflects adversity, not broken brains."
"Intense emotions are not dangerous – they are human."
www.madinamerica.com/2025/12/how-...
"Most suffering reflects adversity, not broken brains."
"Intense emotions are not dangerous – they are human."
www.madinamerica.com/2025/12/how-...
How Mental Health Ideology Perpetuates a War on Emotions
Despite unprecedented access to therapy, medication, and novel treatments, population-level mental health is deteriorating.
www.madinamerica.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:44 PM
"A progressive mental-health movement must restore emotion to its rightful place in human life..."
"Most suffering reflects adversity, not broken brains."
"Intense emotions are not dangerous – they are human."
www.madinamerica.com/2025/12/how-...
"Most suffering reflects adversity, not broken brains."
"Intense emotions are not dangerous – they are human."
www.madinamerica.com/2025/12/how-...
"A progressive mental-health movement must restore emotion to its rightful place in human life..."
"Most suffering reflects adversity, not broken brains."
"Intense emotions are not dangerous – they are human."
www.madinamerica.com/2025/12/how-...
"Most suffering reflects adversity, not broken brains."
"Intense emotions are not dangerous – they are human."
www.madinamerica.com/2025/12/how-...
How Mental Health Ideology Perpetuates a War on Emotions
Despite unprecedented access to therapy, medication, and novel treatments, population-level mental health is deteriorating.
www.madinamerica.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:44 PM
"A progressive mental-health movement must restore emotion to its rightful place in human life..."
"Most suffering reflects adversity, not broken brains."
"Intense emotions are not dangerous – they are human."
www.madinamerica.com/2025/12/how-...
"Most suffering reflects adversity, not broken brains."
"Intense emotions are not dangerous – they are human."
www.madinamerica.com/2025/12/how-...
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💯 So much “common wisdom” is toxic for trauma survivors - forgive & forget, just work harder (ie. more shame!), its all in God’s “great” plan - we gotta learn to listen to our real needs, what was denied to us, regardless of who it pisses off.
December 9, 2025 at 4:32 AM
💯 So much “common wisdom” is toxic for trauma survivors - forgive & forget, just work harder (ie. more shame!), its all in God’s “great” plan - we gotta learn to listen to our real needs, what was denied to us, regardless of who it pisses off.
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Every word of this blog post is a home run.
"Trauma Brain is going to try to tell you you can’t do anything right— but that has nothing to do with whether you can or can’t do anything right...
Trauma Brain is an unreliable narrator.
Remember that."
#cptsd
useyourdamnskills.com/2025/12/08/d...
"Trauma Brain is going to try to tell you you can’t do anything right— but that has nothing to do with whether you can or can’t do anything right...
Trauma Brain is an unreliable narrator.
Remember that."
#cptsd
useyourdamnskills.com/2025/12/08/d...
Don’t take CPTSD’s lies at face value.
Spoiler: your trauma conditioning will find every possible way to label every halfway positive thought you ever have about yourself as bullsh*t. Trauma Brain, what I call the internalized voi…
useyourdamnskills.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Every word of this blog post is a home run.
"Trauma Brain is going to try to tell you you can’t do anything right— but that has nothing to do with whether you can or can’t do anything right...
Trauma Brain is an unreliable narrator.
Remember that."
#cptsd
useyourdamnskills.com/2025/12/08/d...
"Trauma Brain is going to try to tell you you can’t do anything right— but that has nothing to do with whether you can or can’t do anything right...
Trauma Brain is an unreliable narrator.
Remember that."
#cptsd
useyourdamnskills.com/2025/12/08/d...
Every word of this blog post is a home run.
"Trauma Brain is going to try to tell you you can’t do anything right— but that has nothing to do with whether you can or can’t do anything right...
Trauma Brain is an unreliable narrator.
Remember that."
#cptsd
useyourdamnskills.com/2025/12/08/d...
"Trauma Brain is going to try to tell you you can’t do anything right— but that has nothing to do with whether you can or can’t do anything right...
Trauma Brain is an unreliable narrator.
Remember that."
#cptsd
useyourdamnskills.com/2025/12/08/d...
Don’t take CPTSD’s lies at face value.
Spoiler: your trauma conditioning will find every possible way to label every halfway positive thought you ever have about yourself as bullsh*t. Trauma Brain, what I call the internalized voi…
useyourdamnskills.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Every word of this blog post is a home run.
"Trauma Brain is going to try to tell you you can’t do anything right— but that has nothing to do with whether you can or can’t do anything right...
Trauma Brain is an unreliable narrator.
Remember that."
#cptsd
useyourdamnskills.com/2025/12/08/d...
"Trauma Brain is going to try to tell you you can’t do anything right— but that has nothing to do with whether you can or can’t do anything right...
Trauma Brain is an unreliable narrator.
Remember that."
#cptsd
useyourdamnskills.com/2025/12/08/d...
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Healing from trauma strips the illusions that once protected us, but which caused so many challenges later in life.
Healing doesn’t dull the pain; it allows us to sit with it without abandoning ourselves. The cost of feeling whole is high, but the cost of self-abandonment is much higher.
#cptsd
Healing doesn’t dull the pain; it allows us to sit with it without abandoning ourselves. The cost of feeling whole is high, but the cost of self-abandonment is much higher.
#cptsd
December 8, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Healing from trauma strips the illusions that once protected us, but which caused so many challenges later in life.
Healing doesn’t dull the pain; it allows us to sit with it without abandoning ourselves. The cost of feeling whole is high, but the cost of self-abandonment is much higher.
#cptsd
Healing doesn’t dull the pain; it allows us to sit with it without abandoning ourselves. The cost of feeling whole is high, but the cost of self-abandonment is much higher.
#cptsd