I believe all of us hold onto traumas. Some of us have big ones that affect us in a strong way, some less. Most of these traumas occurred when we were young little chickens, and they stay with us unless we do something about it.
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For many years I was dysfunctional due to my traumas, as they manifested themself into addictive & detrimental behaviors that evolved as my way to survive and feel less pain.
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Over the last few years, ive learned how to deal with these traumas through being with them and allowing them to be felt andpass, AND changing the evolved behaviors into more productive behaviors that will truly help me.
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Not all of us are so lucky. A really close of friend of mine died to suicide a few weeks ago as his pain got the better of him.
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The homeless people and drug users that we see on the street, are examples of people that have so much pain, that the behaviors are so radical as a way to survive.
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Recently I watched an incredible film (im attaching the link) which showed these homeless people as they were BEFORE they became how they live today.
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I was always afraid of the these homeless and drug users, and when they approached me on the street I would look the other way.
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BUT recently, ive had a small mental shift, and ive started to IMAGINE these people as they were before they got to this point in their lives. Maybe they worked in high tech, maybe they did handstands, maybe they did _______.
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I invite you to watch the clip in the link below, and also start to be open to see these humans in a different light.