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Trauma Survivors & Self-Dissolution: Cycle of Abuse

childrencylinder
childrencylinder
Sober•Dec 23, 2025, 7:26 PM•1 min read
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childrencylinder
childrencylinderDec 23, 2025, 7:26 PM
baseline
the trauma survivors instinct is toward self dissolution, through drugs/sex/escapism self dissolution is usually self destruction self destruction turns into destruction of those who are included in the self, for example family members. that is how abuse circulates
childrencylinder
childrencylinderDec 23, 2025, 7:27 PM
baseline
uncontained self dissolution is self destruction
childrencylinder
childrencylinderDec 23, 2025, 7:30 PM
baseline
Self-dissolution itself is not the problem. Unconscious, compulsive, and unintegrated dissolution is.
ayna
aynaDec 26, 2025, 5:52 AM
stimulant
Very perceptive that is one observation. As someone who has always been a Trainwreck and the queen of self sabotage & self destruction I often view my former heavy drug use as the only logical choice in a world full of hurt ppl. There's noway I could have faced some of those demons sober.
childrencylinder
childrencylinderDec 26, 2025, 4:21 PM
baseline
@ayna There is healing to be found through intentionality in this regard
ayna
aynaDec 27, 2025, 6:46 AM
stimulant
Yes, absolutely
childrencylinder
childrencylinderDec 27, 2025, 6:58 AM
cannabis
@ayna Psychedelics R fucking fire
ayna
aynaDec 28, 2025, 5:56 AM
stimulant
@childrencylinder no doubt ... Love it so much

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