Caring Matters
Most normal people with straight spines are clueless about scoliosis. They see it just as a physical deformity, well like having polio. Scoliosis is more than just a spine curved sideways. The spinal column is [Read More;]
Precaution is always better than any cure. The Coronavirus epidemic has shown how some people can be so utterly stupid and irresponsible, flagrantly disregarding simple common sense. The COVID-19 virus is highly contagious and what’s [Read More;]
Childhood trauma causes the neurocircuitry of our brain to go awry. Instead of growth, our default state is survival in hostile conditions. Developmentally, the emotional part of our brain gets arrested at that time period. [Read More;]
Being hurt, humiliated and abused in childhood naturally elicits the desire to seek revenge. I am no different. However, as I heal those violent revenge fantasies have tapered off to ‘they will get divine comeuppance [Read More;]
Is it a look of love or hatred? Can I trust this person or not? Will he/she be the right partner for me? How do we make these calculated choices? Your sensory system takes in [Read More;]
As another year comes to an end, I feel optimistic that the New Year will be much better. I am in a better place mentally and physically. It’s been nearly 3 years since I have [Read More;]
I have written two posts on armoring, first as protective body armor against sexual molestation. The second post, ocular armor – our first line of defense. We psychically shut our eyes to the unbearable reality [Read More;]
We survivors of childhood trauma have been programmed to take on the shit of the family. To survive we have to totally annihilate our needs, feelings, and dreams. Our life is not our own but [Read More;]
It is hard to believe that there are people out there who use the cloak altruism for their own benefit. For many of us naive desperate souls, it can be devastating to realize that benevolence [Read More;]
In general survivors of childhood trauma have trouble negotiating adult relationships. Either we push people away by erecting defensive walls or we become a magnet for cunning predators We are confused whether a person really [Read More;]