Developing who I am – due to having a ‘no pre trauma’ me ~ Lilly Hope Lucario

April 22, 2015 by Healing From Complex Trauma & PTSD/CPTSD 14 Comments

A post to my page that is resonating with others.

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For many of us that were abused in childhood onwards, we don’t have a ‘pre-trauma’ us.

We’ve endured trauma and the consequences of it, since we can remember.

This is very different to having a ‘good enough childhood’ and then experiencing trauma later on, or as an adult and has many different challenges.

This leaves a survivor with a sense of not knowing who they really are and we have to create that person as part of healing.

I am continually developing my sense of self, my virtues, my values, my self needs, my identity, my self worth and my self esteem.

It is a process, but I see healing complex trauma as transforming self into the person we can be and not the person the abusers treated us as.

For a long time, I was who everyone else wanted me to be and was lost within that.

Now, I am developing me, and I am aware this is an ongoing journey as it is for us all.

I am sharing this as I know for many, having a ‘no pre-trauma’ identity, is very hard and challenging and I understand this fully.

~ Lilly Hope Lucario

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