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Old Oct 05, 2014, 08:55 PM
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Part of my job is to make displays and I decided to make a display for Mental Health Month.
One of the days that I documented was Blue Knot Day, supporting survivors of childhood trauma and I then spent the next half hour struggling not to dissociate and trying to finish my work and make it to my lunch break.

I hate that I can be set off so easily and I feel so trapped by my trauma. I feel like I will never escape it.
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“There is no magic cure, no making it all go away forever. There are only small steps upward; an easier day, an unexpected laugh, a mirror that doesn't matter anymore.” - Wintergirls

Things to keep in mind when interacting with me:
1. Do not try to medicate me. I am not on medication for a very good reason.
2. I don't do hugs.
3. If I ask for help, it is because I am at the breaking point, otherwise I have a bad habit of keeping quiet. Please do not brush me off.
Hugs from:
BLUEDOVE, Lemon Curd, ThisWayOut, Travelinglady

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Old Oct 05, 2014, 09:40 PM
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Dealing with making a bulletin board on that topic would be very triggering. Please don't be rough on yourself for getting emotional/dissociative about it. You are protecting yourself from the pain. Okay?
Thanks for this!
Lemon Curd, ThisWayOut
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Old Oct 06, 2014, 01:07 PM
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Hi AS,
Please get dear self this book,it is like a
first-aid box for feelings/emotions when down on
self: "Self-Compassion" by Kristen Neff.
Respectfully,
BLUEDOVE
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