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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I haven’t read the whole thread so I’m sorry if this has been covered, but one way to approach with a friend is that everyone has possible trauma in their history, and you could be inadvertently triggering someone else’s trauma when you just dump it at inappropriate times/just meeting someone. People who’ve experienced trauma tend to not want to do that to others, so she may react well to that? Like a way of protecting others she doesn’t want to inadvertently harm? I say this as someone who freezes up when certain conversations come out of nowhere, because I wasn’t prepared and now I feel gut punched. [/quote]

This could be worth a try, OP, along with urging to seek out a support group or something like EMDR or somatic work that is specifically meant to address trauma. Not every talk therapist is willing to take on child sexual abuse and talking about it may just lead to more dissociation rather than gaining tools to manage flashbacks, intrusive thoughts, etc. [/quote]

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