Writing Prompts from Cheryl Strayed (7. something you don't exactly remember)

There's this thing I read once that basically said the brain blocks out traumatic events by causing you to forget in attempt to protect you from that pain.  I believe that's the reason I can barely remember the worst three plus years of my life from middle school up until my sophmore year.  All that I DO remember is that I was treated badly, walked all over, taken advantage of, and left alone multiple times.  I'm not sure if I ever deserved it. Maybe I did because I didn't know how to love myself and stick up for myself and I also didn't know how to interact with people.  From it, I went through mulitple stages of depression, messed up relationships I can't really remember the details of, gained some health issues, and etc.  I'm still recovering and learning but hte hardest part about it is that I can't reflect properly because I can't immediately remember the root of the issue or when exactly it started. I guess it go since I can't remember it anyways. Plus I'm too lazy to even dig that deep. 

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