People with trauma do not have to be palatable to be supported. They’re allowed to be scared, to be angry or depressed, because of the trauma they went through. Not every symptom of a disorder can be chalked up to things we already perfectly understand; trauma survivors can develop personality disorders, dissociative disorders, and other things that need just as much support and recognition as more well known ones. The emotions they experience because of trauma can be hard for them to grapple with, intense, and frightening, and they should never have to go through those things alone.























