Core Beliefs of Survivors of Severe Trauma:

I don’t believe there are really good options or good people out there
• It’s just easier being alone
• I don’t seem to be able to love, nurture, or bond with healthy people in healthy ways
• I wonder if I really deserve love and tenderness, and I wonder what it would be like to experience it
• I think I am codependent because I get trauma bonded to bad people
• I find it difficult to receive love or nurturing
• I find it difficult to commit to people and plans
• I feel constantly overwhelmed
• I don’t seem to be able to make decisions
• I can’t think clearly
• It all seems too much
• When I try to explain myself, people don’t get it
• I can’t risk going there again (love, relationships, close bonds)
• I’m losing sight of where I’m going
• I don’t have any energy
• I feel stuck or caught is a repeat cycle of circumstances
• I keep getting stuck in emotional loops

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