flashback Archives - Venuskind https://venuskind.de/tag/flashback/ Mon, 29 Nov 2021 16:29:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 Questions from the Void of a Flashback https://venuskind.de/2021/11/flashback/ Mon, 29 Nov 2021 16:18:56 +0000 https://venuskind.de/?p=3768 How do I explain to him that something about his physique triggered deep feelings of repulsion and disgust, which are owed to experiences with an abusive person from my childhood? How do I explain that my mind is reeling while trying to differentiate and keep apart timelines, feelings and persons? How do I own and express to him that I know it’s unfair that he is affected by my childhood…

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How do I explain that my mind is reeling while trying to differentiate and keep apart timelines, feelings and persons?

How do I own and express to him that I know it’s unfair that he is affected by my childhood trauma and that I choose to protect and love my inner child even if it means hurting his feelings in the process?

How do I hold space for his hurt without collapsing into abandoning myself  while gently advocating for my wounded child?

How do I express my gratitude for our meeting because it revealed an unconscious effect of my past and helped me avoid hurting myself and others in this way again now that I gained an understanding of this trigger?

~ June 2016

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