I am not the trauma I've experienced...and neither are you...
I almost labeled this post as "I am not my trauma"...but I paused and thought about how important it is to be mindful of how you use your words. The trauma was and is not mine, I was having human experiences, just like in everything else. Except a few of them still hurt or...haunt me from time to time...no longer physically but mentally. As if its stained into my brain or something... I have never painted or claimed myself as a victim, even when people shunned me for not doing so. I've wronged people and people have wronged me. The difference though, that dramatically separates me from them, is that my intentions have always been pure. I've never consciously set out to cause anyone pain; not mentally, physically or mentally. So, when events occur that put me in a position for someone to intentionally cause me harm, I have to ask myself..."What is this experience teaching me?", What series of events led to this?" and "Where do I go from here?"...