While everyone's healing process will be a little different, people who experienced childhood trauma tend to go through these steps on their way to healing
This is when survivors might not be aware yet that they are survivors. They are still in thephase, usually due to age, lack of awareness of their history, or lack of a healthy example to compare it to. If there is any acknowledgment, it is usually immediately met with excuses or denial: “Yes, dad drank sometimes, but it was not as bad as other dads.
meant to protect us from pain and uncomfortable feelings or memories. Trying to urge a survivor to realize or recognize their history at this time can be dangerous and force them further into denial.This is when survivors slowly start to realize that something might seem off. Usually, this happens when they start to notice that other families seem different—safer somehow.
, grief, and resentment due to allowing yourself to remember and acknowledge the wrongs you experienced.
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