Traumatic Experiences Community Daily Check-in: Wednesday October 24th

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@Kate I would tell my younger self to give up now. Not in the best frame of mind today.

I would say trust nobody and don

I've been on holiday so not that active, but everyones gone to be super early tonight so thought I'd stop by and say hi :)

What is something you would tell your younger self that you wish someone would have told you?
No means no, just because your no is ignored by your family doesn't mean that the rest of the world is allowed to ignore it. Your voice has power, and you have more choices than you ever thought.

What words of encouragement or piece of advice would you share?
Your stronger than you think, you love people without reason or cause. You trust maybe too much, and that can hurt. But all these things are things I love about you. You smile and laugh despite everything. You find true joy in the smallest of moments and you don't need everything to be perfect for you to find peace. You can do this, and you will do this. I believe in you.

What is one thing you would tell your younger self that you have to look forward to in the future?
Life, love, freedom, a boyfriend. Choices, pets. You learn how to cry again. You learn how to say no. You learn how to live again. You get a stable job - yeh you never thought that would happen huh! You do good for yourself girl. And it hurts and you often want to give up, because growing is painful, and you have alot of it left to do. But. It is so so worth it <3. Just keep going hun, you survive and then you get to live.

@Kate

Wow....it's been a while since I've visited this trauma family 💙 I miss everyone, hope people are doing well.

I'd tell my younger self to get involved when anything happened. It all turned out alright, but I didn't build healthy coping mechanisms towards conflict and violence. I wish I didn't dissociate. I wish I had known things would get better, I didn't have anyone there to tell me this. However, it's never too late and I'm working hard on relearning this.

What is something you would tell your younger self that you wish someone would have told you?

You are strong, smart and can do anything.

What words of encouragement or piece of advice would you share?

Believe in yourself.

What is one thing you would tell your younger self that you have to look forward to in the future?

You are a good mom.

I am really freaking proud of you

And it's not your fault

I believe you

I love you

One day you will be able to see yourself. Hi

Baking soda, use baking soda

There's nothing broken in you

Cherish every moment with sister and mom

They do love you a lot

@Kate

good evening!

What is something you would tell your younger self that you wish someone would have told you?

I would tell myself that it's okay to be weird, that I don't have to have myself all figured out right away. Growing up and growing into the person you're meant to become is a messy, exhausting process, and it often doesn't happen overnight.

What words of encouragement or piece of advice would you share?

Embrace yourself and all your weird quirks and know that you're doing amazing.

What is one thing you would tell your younger self that you have to look forward to in the future?

Oh, goodness. I would tell younger Frances that she has so much learning to look forward to. That she will struggle a lot, but it will ultimately be for her benefit. I'll tell her that she will meet some amazing people and do some amazing things.

I'm at a 4 1/2 - 5 this week. Pretty solid.

What is something you would tell your younger self that you wish someone would have told you? Read and write

What words of encouragement or piece of advice would you share? Working on keep true friends more contact, read and exercise more

What is one thing you would tell your younger self that you have to look forward to in the future? You'll have your own cats

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