The Shifting Kaleidoscope of Trauma
Processing abuse is like peeling back layers of an onion
5 min readApr 8, 2022
Day 7 — July 15, 2021 — Circles & Cycles
First
Today I was woken by a weird seizing-up in my back — like the kind you get in your calf muscle — a Charlie horse… but running up and down both sides of my back, where the lats are. I sat up and stretched one…