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When trauma makes creative expression physically impossible

My therapist said making art about my childhood sexual abuse might help but every time I try, my hands shake and I end up just staring at blank paper.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The body sometimes refuses what the mind thinks it needs.

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