Now I understand my trauma and talking to people became even harder

[chai]

Realizing everything people have done or not done to me leads to aggression. This awareness led to me finally starting to do what I'd always wanted, I became more self-confident—and it worked. But I can no longer bottle up all my emotions; now that I'm aware of them, it's unbearable. I can't live separately from my family yet, but that's in the plans. But this awareness affects not only them but my friends as well. It's become more difficult for me to connect with people because I've started to talk about what's really bothering me instead of pretending. Maybe it's just new thing and I need to get used to it. Do you have similar experience?

 

[samael669]

I've done the same opening up and it shoved me back inside even deeper because I feel and think no one cares and they honestly seem to not. They want to talk about how the weather messed up a trip and i'm like hey I made it through the night to see the sun again. I cannot relate to people. It's really hard.

 

[redlabeldanger]

Yes, I've had a similar experience. It's normal, it's what's supposed to happen if you change (for the better) while those around you don't.

You start setting boundaries and speaking up, and suddenly the environment you live in (where you were repressing your emotions out of survival) doesn't fit you anymore.

 

[user56652]

I've done the same opening up and it shoved me back inside even deeper because I feel and think no one cares and they honestly seem to not. They want to talk about how the weather messed up a trip and i'm like hey I made it through the night to see the sun again. I cannot relate to people. It's really hard.

Snap.