#nate postlethwait

[askyea-poesy]

People aren't only healing from trauma they endured. They're healing from the life they lived in survival mode. They're healing from the grief of what could've been had they never been traumatised to begin with.

Nate Postlethwait

[catmint1]

Shame is so deceptive that it will have you taking responsibility for things that you were meant to be rescued from.

—Nate Postlethwait

[angria]

Having cPTSD is like being homesick with no idea of what home was supposed to be.

Nate Postlethwait

[mymidwestheart]

[wordsofwisdomandsoul]

[quotecollector14]

Trauma survivors crave honesty and authenticity. We've had to fight for our ability to think clearly and know who we are. It's cost us greatly. We aren't willing to engage with those who do not honor that.

Nate Postlethwait

[askyea-poesy]

Please stop beating yourself up for the decisions you made when you were trying to find a way out. Anything can look like a solution when you're in survival mode.

Nate Postlethwait

[the-healing-mindset]

Powerful stuff here. One of the biggest things for me was realizing that I had been in survival mode for years, something that kept me from developing close friendships with others during my teen years and early 20s. There is some interest now, but time also has moved on.