Trapped Versions of Myself
How often do we forget that time is not linear. However, our understanding and comprehension of time tends to be. Linear time is an imposed construct we added in order to navigate Earth more easily. When you zoom out into the vastness of the cosmos, few other planets adopt this approach. Time is bendy.
The topic of trauma has bludgeoned its way onto the scene in recent years. Most of it goes in one ear and out the other as if it were uttered by the mom from Charlie Brown — wah wah wah, wha. Trauma! Trauma! Trauma! [eye roll] It's not because I'm dismissive of trauma, rather, I'm dismissive of perceived trauma that is actually lack, or altogether absence, of emotional or cognitive development. My patience for people who wish to complain about the state of their lives without putting in any effort toward improvement is virtually nonexistent.
What's more, in my experience, those who have experienced trauma with a capital T are typically the ones who say the least about it. This tends to be for one of two reasons — they've processed it and moved on, or they're not yet ready to address it. These are opposite ends of the spectrum. Those who are in the middle of dismantling the energetic hold those events have on them aren't making TikTok videos or Instagram Reels spewing their pain to the world.
