I rarely deem things worthy of the word ‘evil’ but this is one of them. Children are defenseless, and need to believe in their caregivers. This behavior damages developing brains & causes lifelong pain.
#Narcissist parents will traumatize their child with psychological abuse and then shame the child for their trauma response.
They then play the victim role and seek sympathy from their “friends”.
It’s beyond sickening. It’s evil.
#ChildAbuse#NarcissisticAbuse
#October1st, the start of the holiday szn, when everyone who doesn't care how I'm doing day-to-day, will be "offended" if I'm not cheerful with reports of how well my life is going 😐 #smileforthepic#mentalhealthawareness
I 'look' the opposite of what ppl expect w/ my life circumstances. It's like getting punished for trying to do the right thing, bc no one gives me any kind of break when I can't function at 100% & on the rare occasion they learn my story, then I'm too fragile to be real with 🙄
@lauralcswc Thx, I've been seeing my current T for a while, and I know trauma isn't her specialty or even what she encounters generally, so idk, but I like her so I've stayed put
@lauralcswc what're your thoughts on seeing a non-trauma-informed therapist during what would fall under the "prep" of Gretchen Schmelzer's healing stages? Ok to have a "good enough" T during that phase or are the risks of further harm too great?
@gretaschmelzer Ok thx, for more context I mean like developmental trauma/cptsd & attachment/relational issues, where (I've heard) the usual attempts to connect or show empathy are interpreted differently by someone who has only known the world to be a dangerous place
@lauralcswc what're your thoughts on seeing a non-trauma-informed therapist during what would fall under the "prep" of Gretchen Schmelzer's healing stages? Ok to have a "good enough" T during that phase or are the risks of further harm too great?
@Breakingfreetwo Yeah I mean it's nice having the awareness, but I've heard that sitting with anger is like one of the most unhealthy things you can do both mentally and physically... so? Idk, it seems like I'm more physically stressed with resentment than when I was ashamed of myself