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It’s no wonder that I felt alone. I was alone. I was also lucky in finding someone else who was willing to tell their secret in my 20s. Most survivors remain alone with their trauma for decades. Even when they go about their lives, marry, have families, etc., they live alone in their trauma. Others tried to tell someone and weren’t believed, which is a level of being alone that I cannot imagine.
Link – Childhood abuse prevalent among Canadian prisoners, but more research needed
As I’ve been writing in the past few days, this is another example of how childhood trauma is leading to bad outcomes as adults. This time from Canada. ““We have a health equity issue on our hands, and we need to talk about how to reduce rates of incarceration in the first place,” Bodkin said….
Sharing – The Silent Victims: A Hidden World Where Boys Are Trafficked
There is a lot to read and digest in the article linked below. I think some of us might find it very surprising to learn that what we commonly see portrayed as “human trafficking”, is only a small portion of what is actually happening. I know that any major media outlet doing a story about…
Sharing – Others Have it Worse
I think there maybe a couple of reasons why we fall into this. Al mentions one of the big ones, this becomes a way to avoid really facing our own issues. Since our issues are “not as bad” as someone else we can point to, this becomes our excuse to simply accept them instead of trying to work on ourselves and do the hard work of healing. Similarly, I also think this is an example where so many of us don’t see ourselves as worthy of getting better. Our issues aren’t as bad, so we don’t really deserve to get treatment, or get support, or even admit that we need it. The truth, though, is that everyone is worth being supported and getting help when necessary. There is no one in this world who has never needed any support, no matter what kinds of trauma and struggles they are having, or how bad someone else might have it.
