An effect of trauma

Struggling to make sense of what happened to you

The questions that will not resolve. Why did this happen. Why me. Why did they do it. What does it mean about the world, about people, about whether life is safe or fair or worth it. Trauma shatters assumptions about how the world works and rebuilding a framework that can hold what happened is some of the hardest work there is.

It can sound like

“I cannot make sense of what happened.” “I keep asking why.” “My whole worldview fell apart.” “Nothing makes sense the way it used to.”

If any of those sentences live in your head too, you are in good company here.

Experiences this often follows

Effects do not come from nowhere. These are some of the experiences that people who carry this one often describe. You do not need to have been through any of them for what you feel to be real.

Nothing on this page is a diagnosis, and nothing here decides what is wrong with you, because nothing is wrong with you. Something happened to you. This page exists so that when you are ready, you can find people who understand it from the inside.

You do not have to carry this alone.

Bridge of Hope Recovery is a free, anonymous, peer-led fellowship for trauma survivors. Meetings run throughout the week by phone, by video, and in person. No cost, no waitlist, no one asking for your real name.

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