Posted by deerock on June 24, 2009, at 15:38:22
hello, i am reading this book.
The Happiness Myth by Jennifer, Hecht.In the book she says that sometimes its almost impossible for people with trauma (abuse physical, sexual or natural disasters) to overcome their trauma.
I hear this in other places as well, most often in my own mind.
I was reading something by flutterby to someone else and flutter said that trauma can affect people their whole lives.
Of course being affected forever and overcoming something are 2 different things I suppose.
My therapist often talks about resliency in terms of healing. I dont get that. Does that mean I just get better at dealing with hating not being alive? Being resilient means you still hate your life, it just affects you less? I feel like if I look back, at all my attempts at healing, all my experiences in therapy, I am still a hurtin' puppy. I have not gotten well and I have worked my *ss off.
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