purrs_for_Her on Nostr: there's a lot of pressure to detach ourselves from our trauma—by the ones who ...

there's a lot of pressure to detach ourselves from our trauma—by the ones who inflicted it, by those who witnessed it, by society at large, or even our own selves.

to let it go. to not let it define you. to overcome it. to be stronger than it. to not be a burden...

but maybe we shouldn't detach. maybe we should find a way to hold it. to find a way to nurture it. so we can heal ourselves instead of trying to erase ourselves.