Traumatic Experiences Community Daily Check-In Friday May 18th 2018

GOOOOOOOOD morning/afternoon/evening everyone!! It's about 1:15am for me, so we are almost all actually in Friday right now! At least, no one is yet in Saturday, and that's really all that matters here...right? Yeah, sure lol. So, I've seen people saying how they don't want to go to therapy, and I was just talking with someone who said they want to quit going, aaaaand....it's (almost) always for the same reason. We don't want to go because the topic will be too serious. We don't want to go because they're getting too close. We let them in and now we want them to leave. We've started to feel too vulnerable. And what has life taught us about being vulnerable? Well, we're in Trauma, so clearly nothing positive! I've seen so many of you find your voices within these forum threads. I've seen so many of you grow so very much in the time I've been here. I've also seen most of you pull away and become quiet when things got a bit too difficult. I know guys. I know it's so much easier to push people away than it is to let people in. I do it too! It's natural to retreat when things get a bit overwhelming. I just want you all to know how proud I am of each and every one of you for sticking with it. Whether you're in therapy or just talking to us here, it takes a lot of strength and courage to put up that fight every day, and you should all be so proud of yourselves. Never give up, Trauma family. We all have so much more to live for and to offer this world than we were led to believe 💜💙🖤💚💛🧡❤️

What do you all hold onto to get you through the tough times?

What makes you keep going?

For me, it's the kids I sponsor, the work I do, my family, my therapist, and you all right here in Trauma. There is also, for now, the added motivation of making it through school and getting my college degree. I was always told I was useless, worthless, I'd never do anything with my life, blahblahblah. Well guess what? I work in hospice. My job is literally a part of the system that helps dying people. I sponsor four kids in four different countries. I pull tags from the Angel Tree every year and make sure I get every item on that list. I made Dean's List again this semester. College was taken from me three times in my life, but it's mine now. I'm doin' the thing, and I'm killin' it! I am actually very happy with the majority of my life. I do a lot of good. I am the opposite of what I was told. Trauma brings me down. Trauma is heavy. Trauma...is not my burden to carry - that burden belongs to those who placed it on my shoulders to begin with. So just remember how the Grinch used to be, and what the Grinch became, because if he can do it, so can we 💜

How was your day/is your day looking/are you feeling today?

Feel free to stop in and say hi and let us know how you're doing 😊💜

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