Noticing Trauma sentence starters
Feel free to alter dialogue to suit your muse!
āThat really spooked you.āĀ
āI donāt want to pry, but.. I want you to know I also want to listen, if you want someone to talk to.āĀ
āWell, pretend Iām not here. What would you say if nobody could hear it?āĀ
āDoes this happen a lot?āĀ
āHey, what happened between you two?āĀ
āWhen is the last time you ate?ā
āThis is the third meal youāve missed this week, are you okay?āĀ
āWhat did he/she/they do?āĀ
āThis ⦠hurts you.āĀ
āYou donāt feel safe, here.āĀ
āWhen you look at [trigger], you⦠what is that?āĀ
āYou were crying in your sleep.āĀ
āWhat do you dream about?āĀ
āWhenever you get stressed, you do this thing with your hands. What is it?āĀ
āYouāre right, I donāt understand, yet. Will you help me?āĀ
āShould I leave a light on for you?āĀ
āI brought you some water.āĀ
āI wonāt judge you.āĀ
āIt doesnāt have anything to do with trust. You donāt have to tell me. But Iāll listen, if you do.āĀ
āCount your breaths with me, okay? Ready? One, two, three, fourā¦āĀ
āYou donāt need to tell me everything. I just want to know how I can help.āĀ
āLet me hold your hair back, at least.āĀ
āYou used to love that [item].āĀ