Childhood I hate that I’ve been so abused and traumatized, at such a young age, that it has altered my brain development

[Luna_Moth]

Seriously, imagine realizing you may have been looked at like this and that same person thought “Damn I’d tap that”.

 

[Luna_Moth]

I was 4, I was f*cking 4 years old and had PTSD. That is one of the worst outcomes you would come to realize about yourself within your life.

 

[Rose White]

Relatable.

For what it’s worth, brains are astonishingly plastic/flexible and are designed/programmed to learn/adapt for the entire lifespan of the human organism. That said, fatalism is seductive, I like to hang out in that space myself.

 

[Luna_Moth]

Relatable.

For what it’s worth, brains are astonishingly plastic/flexible and are designed/programmed to learn/adapt for the entire lifespan of the human organism. That said, fatalism is seductive, I like to hang out in that space myself.

How I’d react when I discover the perpetrator who started it all.

 

[EveHarrington]

I think a big part of my healing has been accepting that I missed out on key parts of development. Yes, I can improve now, but it won’t be the same as if I had never been traumatized. And it’s ok. At least, I have reached a point where I am ok. I am not telling you that you have to be ok as we are all different. A big part of what I missed was the socialization aspect. Decades later and I’m still improving my socialization. I have days where I’m just not feeling it and I can be cold and unwelcoming. Other days I feel better and can socialize more. Something has shifted inside me mentally where I am looking forward to better times. But, I’m also going through mourning from what I have not been able to accomplish in life, and I’m working on this in therapy.

 

[arfie]

it is tragically common for infants and children to be traumatized severely enough to alter brain development.

the good news is that healing happens at all ages. i hope it happens to you.