Hi Catlover,

Feeling safe is paramount to survival. It is okay to do whatever it takes to feel safe! What makes you feel safe? Explore things if you haven't found something adaquete enough. I recommend looking up DBT skills and using them.


I cuddle teddy bears, wear diapers and hide under blanket forts. I read bedtime stories and watch cartoons too. This is what I do to feel safe in our darkened world.


Part of feeling safe for trauma survivors is also found in feeling less alone. Sharing one anothers pain and misery can be enough to realize that not everyone in this world is evil. There are good people and often times we re-establish a sense of safety in the world when we find others who understand and empathize with us. I hope you find that! Interpersonal traumas is what most of us struggle with, and the only way to heal that is through engaging in healthy interpersonal relationships that model trust, safety, nurture. Who better than fellow sufferers that understand.

I hope this helps.


Thanks,
HD7970ghz