but you are a cycle breaker—and that means when it would be easier to abandon yourself, you choose to stay in the pocket with what is true for you. the performance of family never benefitted anyone but the fantasy. your mother’s selflessness was the first way you learned to abandon yourself and call it being good enough. it’s time to start choosing you and stop begging for the bare minimum. save this for when the guilt is hitting. #innerchildwork #healingtrauma #cptsdrecovery #cocsasurvivor #nar