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When trauma response becomes service to others

After my rape I became obsessed with learning self-defense and now I teach classes for other women, but I worry that I am just spreading my fear instead of actually helping anyone heal.

Mira
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Channeling your survival strategies into helping others can create uncertainty about whether you are sharing wisdom or perpetuating the wound.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Post-traumatic growth — what can grow in the soil of loss?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.