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Stepping into my power © Rick van den Acker, 2025
  • Inside voice
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Stepping into my power

gingerandhoney 2 months ago
This photo may not look like much, but I was in turmoil.I’m not sure the photographer knew...
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What do you see?
  • Trauma

What do you see?

gingerandhoney 2 months ago
In thereapy today, we looked at childhood photos of mine to see if any brought up emotions....
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Closing in on ground zero
  • Trauma

Closing in on ground zero

gingerandhoney 2 months ago
Am I getting closer to ground zero; the trauma caused to me during my early childhood? It...
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Why did compliments feel so life-threatening?!?!
  • Trauma

Why did compliments feel so life-threatening?!?!

gingerandhoney 2 months ago
Trauma: Whenever someone compliments me, my reflex reaction is to undersell my achievement Core wound: I will...
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Does something feel scary or unsafe? Is it?
  • Trauma

Does something feel scary or unsafe? Is it?

gingerandhoney 3 months ago
Trauma: The need to feel and be safe, made it emotionally dangerous to venture into new experiences...
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Aufgrund einer technischen Störung…
  • Trauma

Aufgrund einer technischen Störung…

gingerandhoney 5 months ago
Trauma: I will even be pubished for things well outside of my control Core wound: I am...
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That dream job fantasy I once had… steeped in trauma © HBO / Last Week Tonight, 2025
  • Trauma

That dream job fantasy I once had… steeped in trauma

gingerandhoney 6 months ago
Trauma: hypervigilance to keep everything and everyone (read: me) safe, turned into a highly coveted skillset Core...
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Dad: “If you want contact, you can always call me”
  • Trauma

Dad: “If you want contact, you can always call me”

gingerandhoney 6 months ago
Trauma: Fear of calling Core wound: I will be rejected, I will be betrayed My dad would...
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Monique
  • Trauma

Monique

gingerandhoney 9 months ago
I never knew your name, until a few days ago.They kept using another name. I never knew...
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The loveliest woman in the world
  • Trauma

The loveliest woman in the world

gingerandhoney 10 months ago
One day, my mother gave me her wedding ring, for me to give to the loveliest woman...
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First time I set a boundary without fearing rejection
  • Trauma

First time I set a boundary without fearing rejection

gingerandhoney 10 months ago
Trauma: Fear of setting boundaries Core wound: I will be rejected Last night, I set a boundary,...
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It’s easier to self destruct…
  • Trauma

It’s easier to self destruct…

gingerandhoney 1 year ago
EDIT May 26th 2025: this post was written summer of 2024, but was never actually posted. A...
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  • Inside voice

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gingerandhoney 1 year ago
I want to let go of the shackles. I think I found the key. Where’s the lock?
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That f’n hurt!?! Please don’t stop!
  • Transness
  • Trauma

That f’n hurt!?! Please don’t stop!

gingerandhoney 1 year ago
Remember the Is the pain you feel normal? entry? I just came back from a casually scheduled...
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The Angel of Joy (or Guilt?)
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  • Transness
  • Trauma

The Angel of Joy (or Guilt?)

gingerandhoney 1 year ago
I assume you like doing things that could give you joy. I would. Reading a book, singing...
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The force behind “shouldn’t you have …?” and “responsibility” © unknown
  • Social
  • Trauma

The force behind “shouldn’t you have …?” and “responsibility”

gingerandhoney 2 years ago
Today, discussing my “The Mask” in a session, a few dots were connected, in an unexpected way....
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Today was hard
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  • Trauma

Today was hard

gingerandhoney 2 years ago
For decades, I did not know what emotions, or feelings, or physical reactions do to a person.Sure,...
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The Mask © Walt Disney Productions, 1941
  • Social
  • Transness
  • Trauma

The Mask

gingerandhoney 2 years ago
No, I am not talking about the Jim Carrey movie. There’s a stark resemblance between what I...
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Is the pain you feel normal? © Python (Monty) Pictures Limited, 1975
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  • Trauma

Is the pain you feel normal?

gingerandhoney 2 years ago 2
A little while ago, my physical therapist asked me: “Is your pain level normal?”, when discussing progress...
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Fight?
  • DEI
  • Human rights
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Fight?

gingerandhoney 2 years ago
I wrote the first version of this thought as a response to an online discussion about fighting...
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