Test

Joined July 2023

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Canceled Flight Response
I’m having a panic attack right now, and I’m handling it shockingly well. It all started, as many panic attacks have, because of Delta Airlines.
By Test2 years ago in Psyche
Late Nights at the Search Bar. Content Warning.
Do you believe me as a victim if I still perform well? Does a good mood undermine all I’ve lost? Is happy, healthy, and traumatized allowed?
By Test2 years ago in Poets
Music Video Pitch: Absolutely (Horror Story of a Girl)
How many lovers would stay, just to put up with this every day and all day? Lights up on our Lead, a sleepy-looking woman, sipping coffee at her kitchen counter. The sunrise streams in the window, casting her in a radiant glow.
By Test2 years ago in Humor
Work Hard, Rest Harder
There are many ways in which my diagnosis of Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) impacts my daily functioning. In the years since escaping my abusive relationship, learning to notice and manage these symptoms and behaviors has become a part-time job.
By Test2 years ago in Longevity
Trauma Makes it Hard to Consistently Write
Writing is one of my favorite things in the world. It’s what I’ve always wanted to do, ever since I learned to read at age 5 and began devouring any book in sight.
By Test2 years ago in Confessions
My Doctor Lied So She Could Deny My Contraception. Content Warning.
In 2021, I became a domestic violence survivor after finally escaping my abuser of 5 years. Without getting too graphic, this was a relationship during which I didn’t have the autonomy to say no to sex. While I couldn’t protect my body from the assaults I regularly endured, I was at least able to protect myself from unwanted pregnancy by employing effective birth control. Without this ability, I may have ended up bound to my abuser for the rest of my life due to the child custody laws of my state.
By Test2 years ago in Chapters
Insomni(ugh)
Here we are, again. Up all night, again. Scared to go to bed, again. Not just scared to go to sleep. Physically afraid of my bed.
By Test2 years ago in Poets
Sorry "Sorry"
Your copy paste apology Wasn't worthy Of a response, Much less forgiveness. Instead it hung there, Carelessly abandoned,
By Test2 years ago in Poets
Tow Woes
Living with the impacts of trauma can be a daily battle, one rarely acknowledged by society at large. Survivors have little choice but to wade through the complexities of rebuilding their lives while struggling to function in a culture offering little support to those who don’t conform to its strict standards.
By Test2 years ago in Chapters
Feel It to Heal It. Content Warning.
In the ongoing endeavor to prevent my past trauma from leaking all over my current relationships, I make a concerted effort to regularly check in with my emotions to make sure they’re in line with a given situation.
By Test2 years ago in Confessions
Domestic Violence Survivors Shouldn’t Feel Obligated to Forgive Their Abusers. Content Warning.
In finally learning to redirect my anger toward a former abuser years after the fact, I’m reclaiming the truth and freeing myself from the grip of his manipulation. Why would I forgive him now when it took so long to finally point the blame in the right direction?
By Test2 years ago in Humans
Self Care or Be Square
The Christmas after I escaped, I unwrapped a guided journal from my sister. “SELF CARE” it demanded in bossy block letters shaped mockingly like a heart. The subhead declared it was “a guide for remembering the things you like to do”.
By Test2 years ago in Poets