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trauma
A new study has some interesting takeaways.
It's often a painful role for a child to assume, but therapists say there can be some perks too.
This defense mechanism might be stopping you from processing and coping with a traumatic event.
"Society has actually demanded that women navigate their despair in secrecy and proceed with life as usual."
WHAT'S HAPPENING
WHAT'S HAPPENING
"I felt like an addict who constantly needed a fix. I’d try to limit myself to a few episodes, but denying myself rarely worked."
When survival mode becomes chronic, it can have serious repercussions for your health.
"After three years of intensive therapy and a lifetime of denying the reality of my past, I can finally say it out loud," Christian Weissmann shared with HuffPost.
"What I needed was to be mothered. But, because I didn’t trust my own mother, I decided I’d have to do it myself."
The model got candid about her health scare and living with the “fear of maybe it was gonna happen again.”
"When I was younger, I didn't think in terms of systems — just experiences. Now I know better."
