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Why trauma journaling feels impossible

I want to write about my childhood trauma but every time I start I either get overwhelmed and stop or write something sanitized that misses the real pain.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The mind's protective mechanisms create resistance to direct engagement with painful material, leading to avoidance or intellectualization.

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