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One of the hardest things for many CPTSD survivors to accept is the no-win situations we were put in for so long. We blame ourselves for our "bad" choices, when there were no "good" choices available-- but acknowledging that feels like a "cop out," so we pretend it was our fault.
December 4, 2025 at 11:20 AM
One of the hardest things for many CPTSD survivors to accept is the no-win situations we were put in for so long. We blame ourselves for our "bad" choices, when there were no "good" choices available-- but acknowledging that feels like a "cop out," so we pretend it was our fault.
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🚨🚨🚨Senator Mark Kelly with a special announcement. 1/2
December 3, 2025 at 1:36 AM
🚨🚨🚨Senator Mark Kelly with a special announcement. 1/2
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How about we worry less, as a society, about whether individuals might be cheating to get a disability accommodation or some help buying food, and more about whether extremely wealthy people and corporations are paying their fair share of taxes?
December 2, 2025 at 9:42 PM
How about we worry less, as a society, about whether individuals might be cheating to get a disability accommodation or some help buying food, and more about whether extremely wealthy people and corporations are paying their fair share of taxes?
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Post traumatic suicidality is often driven by our desire to escape a relationship w/ ourselves that has turned toxic. Decreasing post traumatic suicidality often starts w/ detoxifying our relationship w/ ourselves-- making our head & heart safe for our "parts" & inner child.
December 3, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Post traumatic suicidality is often driven by our desire to escape a relationship w/ ourselves that has turned toxic. Decreasing post traumatic suicidality often starts w/ detoxifying our relationship w/ ourselves-- making our head & heart safe for our "parts" & inner child.
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You were a kid. It was your job to be an imperfect work in progress. They were the adult. It was their job not to take your imperfection personally. The fact that they weren't up to that job isn't your fault-- you COULDN'T have done your parents' job for them if you'd wanted to.
December 3, 2025 at 4:05 AM
You were a kid. It was your job to be an imperfect work in progress. They were the adult. It was their job not to take your imperfection personally. The fact that they weren't up to that job isn't your fault-- you COULDN'T have done your parents' job for them if you'd wanted to.
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Remind yourself today that you don't have to be prefect to be worthy. You don't have to be perfect to deserve to live. You don't have to be perfect to deserve safety, or love, or happiness-- or to deserve more than the bare minimum in life.
You deserve it all. Here, now.
You deserve it all. Here, now.
November 25, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Remind yourself today that you don't have to be prefect to be worthy. You don't have to be perfect to deserve to live. You don't have to be perfect to deserve safety, or love, or happiness-- or to deserve more than the bare minimum in life.
You deserve it all. Here, now.
You deserve it all. Here, now.
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The fact you don't feel like you did anything "productive" today doesn't mean it was a "wasted" recovery day. There are dozens of recovery tasks revolving around how we talk & relate to ourselves that have zero to do w/ outward "productivity," but which move our journey forward.
November 23, 2025 at 10:35 PM
The fact you don't feel like you did anything "productive" today doesn't mean it was a "wasted" recovery day. There are dozens of recovery tasks revolving around how we talk & relate to ourselves that have zero to do w/ outward "productivity," but which move our journey forward.
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In case anyone had any doubts about which direction the US is going in:
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:48 PM
In case anyone had any doubts about which direction the US is going in:
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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We do not choose our triggers or reactions. We CAN learn to choose how we engage w/ them-- how we talk to ourselves about them, how we direct our metal focus when they hit, how we breathe through them-- but it's real important we NOT slip into shame or self-blame.
Easy does it.
Easy does it.
November 19, 2025 at 3:13 AM
We do not choose our triggers or reactions. We CAN learn to choose how we engage w/ them-- how we talk to ourselves about them, how we direct our metal focus when they hit, how we breathe through them-- but it's real important we NOT slip into shame or self-blame.
Easy does it.
Easy does it.
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Epstein survivor: "Today we stand in a moment that will decide whether our government still belongs to the American people or to those who prey on them."
November 18, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Epstein survivor: "Today we stand in a moment that will decide whether our government still belongs to the American people or to those who prey on them."
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You are more trustworthy than your trauma conditioning wants you to believe. You are more reliable than your trauma conditioning wants you to believe. You are more intelligent than your trauma conditioning wants you to believe.
No matter what it's whispering to you right now.
No matter what it's whispering to you right now.
November 18, 2025 at 1:24 AM
You are more trustworthy than your trauma conditioning wants you to believe. You are more reliable than your trauma conditioning wants you to believe. You are more intelligent than your trauma conditioning wants you to believe.
No matter what it's whispering to you right now.
No matter what it's whispering to you right now.
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No survivor woke up today & decided, "I'm going to sabotage the sh*t out of myself today." Even our worst choices are attempts to protect ourselves.
Forgiving ourselves starts w/ acknowledging our own positive intent-- even when things go spectacularly wrong.
Grace over guilt.
Forgiving ourselves starts w/ acknowledging our own positive intent-- even when things go spectacularly wrong.
Grace over guilt.
November 17, 2025 at 11:12 AM
No survivor woke up today & decided, "I'm going to sabotage the sh*t out of myself today." Even our worst choices are attempts to protect ourselves.
Forgiving ourselves starts w/ acknowledging our own positive intent-- even when things go spectacularly wrong.
Grace over guilt.
Forgiving ourselves starts w/ acknowledging our own positive intent-- even when things go spectacularly wrong.
Grace over guilt.
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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For me one of the hardest parts of real world trauma & addiction recovery has been managing the anger at myself for not "getting my sh*t together" sooner.
Getting up in your head about all the years you "wasted" is a recovery sabotaging trap. Don't bite. Grace over guilt.
Getting up in your head about all the years you "wasted" is a recovery sabotaging trap. Don't bite. Grace over guilt.
November 15, 2025 at 2:04 AM
For me one of the hardest parts of real world trauma & addiction recovery has been managing the anger at myself for not "getting my sh*t together" sooner.
Getting up in your head about all the years you "wasted" is a recovery sabotaging trap. Don't bite. Grace over guilt.
Getting up in your head about all the years you "wasted" is a recovery sabotaging trap. Don't bite. Grace over guilt.
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Survivors of gaslighting can get fixated on how we "know" what's true & what isn't. That reaction makes sense-- & one of the hardest things about recovery can be learning to handle ambiguity or situations where we can't "know" things for sure.
You're not "crazy." You'e injured.
You're not "crazy." You'e injured.
November 14, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Survivors of gaslighting can get fixated on how we "know" what's true & what isn't. That reaction makes sense-- & one of the hardest things about recovery can be learning to handle ambiguity or situations where we can't "know" things for sure.
You're not "crazy." You'e injured.
You're not "crazy." You'e injured.
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Trauma survivors don't instinctively keep our stories & experiences to ourselves because we love handling them on our own. We've often been conditioned to believe we HAVE to handle them on our own-- & that putting words to our world makes us vulnerable.
Breathe. You make sense.
Breathe. You make sense.
November 11, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Trauma survivors don't instinctively keep our stories & experiences to ourselves because we love handling them on our own. We've often been conditioned to believe we HAVE to handle them on our own-- & that putting words to our world makes us vulnerable.
Breathe. You make sense.
Breathe. You make sense.
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If we're going to develop the kind of durable, realistic self esteem trauma recovery requires, we need to quit repeating to ourselves sh*t our abusers said to us or about us. It's a poisonous habit we were tricked into.
Hear a loud record scratch sound whenever you notice it.
Hear a loud record scratch sound whenever you notice it.
November 12, 2025 at 11:07 AM
If we're going to develop the kind of durable, realistic self esteem trauma recovery requires, we need to quit repeating to ourselves sh*t our abusers said to us or about us. It's a poisonous habit we were tricked into.
Hear a loud record scratch sound whenever you notice it.
Hear a loud record scratch sound whenever you notice it.
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Time to get back to what really matters:
November 11, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Time to get back to what really matters:
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The Sociopath-In-Chief couldn't be bothered to even turn his head in the direction of a man in the midst of a medical emergency who collapsed in his office. Completely incapable of empathy, the EPSTEIN Files can't be released soon enough.
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November 7, 2025 at 8:20 PM
The Sociopath-In-Chief couldn't be bothered to even turn his head in the direction of a man in the midst of a medical emergency who collapsed in his office. Completely incapable of empathy, the EPSTEIN Files can't be released soon enough.
25/47
25/47
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CPTSD is going to try to convince you that your involuntary thoughts, feelings, & reactions "define" you-- but they don't. They are evidence of your conditioning-- no more, no less.
We are defined by our thoughtful, values-congruent choices, not our unchosen reflexes.
We are defined by our thoughtful, values-congruent choices, not our unchosen reflexes.
November 7, 2025 at 6:42 PM
CPTSD is going to try to convince you that your involuntary thoughts, feelings, & reactions "define" you-- but they don't. They are evidence of your conditioning-- no more, no less.
We are defined by our thoughtful, values-congruent choices, not our unchosen reflexes.
We are defined by our thoughtful, values-congruent choices, not our unchosen reflexes.
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Your safety & stability is more important than your family of origin's need to project a virtuous image-- & if that means they have to explain why all their kids don't come home for the holidays, that's their problem.
You prioritize your recovery over their family photo.
You prioritize your recovery over their family photo.
November 4, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Your safety & stability is more important than your family of origin's need to project a virtuous image-- & if that means they have to explain why all their kids don't come home for the holidays, that's their problem.
You prioritize your recovery over their family photo.
You prioritize your recovery over their family photo.
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The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
November 3, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
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We're not going to berate ourselves out of overthinking. "Just let it go" is not a strategy.
We want to meet that habit w/ gentleness & respect for where it comes from-- just like we meet ALL of our trauma wounds in realistic recovery.
Shame is not ever a recovery tool.
We want to meet that habit w/ gentleness & respect for where it comes from-- just like we meet ALL of our trauma wounds in realistic recovery.
Shame is not ever a recovery tool.
November 1, 2025 at 11:27 PM
We're not going to berate ourselves out of overthinking. "Just let it go" is not a strategy.
We want to meet that habit w/ gentleness & respect for where it comes from-- just like we meet ALL of our trauma wounds in realistic recovery.
Shame is not ever a recovery tool.
We want to meet that habit w/ gentleness & respect for where it comes from-- just like we meet ALL of our trauma wounds in realistic recovery.
Shame is not ever a recovery tool.
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You're not "choosing" to react. You're not "choosing" anxiety or depression. Your mind & body are reflexively responding & functioning in ways they've been programmed to. Changing those patterns involves more than "choosing" differently.
Grace over guilt. Recovery is a project.
Grace over guilt. Recovery is a project.
November 1, 2025 at 4:34 PM
You're not "choosing" to react. You're not "choosing" anxiety or depression. Your mind & body are reflexively responding & functioning in ways they've been programmed to. Changing those patterns involves more than "choosing" differently.
Grace over guilt. Recovery is a project.
Grace over guilt. Recovery is a project.