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Sometimes we numb ourselves from the anxiety and fear of it all

Sometimes we fall back on harmful patterns

Sometime we don’t realize how much, or even that, we are numbing

Sometimes we intentionally choose an old harmful behavior because we need a quick fix - no matter how short it lasts

Sometimes we know our response isn’t justified for the present situation, and still it is legit given our past

Sometimes reintegrating those exiled parts of ourself is not as challenging as we feared

Sometimes hearing their voice is exactly what our nervous system needs to settle and re-regulate

Sometimes we choose people because we intuitively know they will never let us abandon ourselves

Sometimes we find people who care about our mental health in ways that are simultaneously freeing, healing, and grounding.

Sometimes we can trust our knowing and let go in the best way.

Sometimes our people know us and we don’t need words

Sometimes the intensity saves us

Sometimes we need to have our walls up (and we can allow …