Anyone who's had trauma/abuse in your past

Do you ever feel this spiraling thought that if you think about the trauma/abuse, you fear you're just going to die because it was so much? Like even thinking about it will cause harm. I know it's anxiety itself, but it's a panicky, scary thought nonetheless. 🙁

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DrWatson · 70-79, M

For decades afterwards, I didn't even acknowledge to myself that I had been traumatized.

It's not that I suppressed the memory of what happened. Rather, I had suppressed the memory of what it felt like

When something brought it all back, the experience left me shaking. It was horrible. But it was also the first step toward eventual healing .

I hope you can somehow find some degree of peace as well.