i hate when people joke about “dumb things people need tagged” because like my abusive ex really loved panic at the disco and would always talk about them and sing their songs and for yeARS afterwords i really couldn’t see or hear that band without thinking of her and feeling sick and paniced.
and after i was abused by my mom, i couldn’t read certain books because they were my go to books to distract me when she was having an episode. Every time I’d read them I’d think of that time.
certain things are going to stick with you and remind you of trauma besides the trauma itself because you didn’t experience that trauma in a soundless black void. there were things you probably focused on to get through that experience: something on the wall, a smell, a sound…and those will trigger memories.
So no, you aren’t stupid for needing pictures of watermelon tagged, or the doctor who theme or #grandmothers. You’re recovering and I love you
I agree. If anyone needs something tagged, and you let me know, I’ll try so hard to remember.
