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Scenario

When Loved Ones Expect You to Return to Who You Were Before Trauma

My family keeps asking when I will be normal again and I do not know how to tell them that person might not exist anymore

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Others' attachment to pre-trauma identity creates pressure to perform a version of self that trauma has fundamentally altered.

Your guide for this
Patan
Patan works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with PTSD and trauma?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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