No one else gets to decide if they hurt you.

𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻’𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗳𝘂𝗹, 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴? 𝘕𝘰 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭. 𝘕𝘰 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘰𝘳 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭. 𝗡𝗼 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂. Trauma is an individual experience. We all have different coping mechanisms, life experiences, supports, and barriers that may lead to trauma processing differently. Your experience is valid. Don’t allow anyone to tell you what trauma is like to you. Please see reposting guidelines under disclaimers, thank you