cptsd
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“You’re too emotional”“You are weak”“You aren’t good enough ““You are not capable”The bully screams at meMy knees hit the bathroom floorTears sting from the mascara and then run down my cheeksWe are not safeWe are not okayThey all knowThey know how weak we areThey see what a broken thing we areThey all talk about it,…
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CSPTD I should be over this by now, I feel myself as I leave the office for an unplanned mental health day. It’s been 9 years, shouldn’t I be over this by now? As I continue shaming myself, the truth comes in: yes, it’s been 9 years of freedom, but it was 22 years of…
