I think I was tough before my trauma, and I still am. However, my trauma added anxiety, crippling doubt, and low self-esteem.
Sometimes I like to tell myself that my trauma contributed to my toughness, though. It is part of a narrative that I use to rev myself up when I am hard up against it. I know that it is bullshit on some level, but it’s like the placebo effect.
I think I was tough before my trauma, and I still am. However, my trauma added anxiety, crippling doubt, and low self-esteem.
Sometimes I like to tell myself that my trauma contributed to my toughness, though. It is part of a narrative that I use to rev myself up when I am hard up against it. I know that it is bullshit on some level, but it’s like the placebo effect.