@_candleinadarkroom: They called it strength, but they never saw the cost. My trauma didn’t create who I am. It broke pieces of me I’m still learning to hold with care. The resilience they praise was never born from pain—it was born from my decision to keep going. From surviving what should have never happened. From carrying grief no one could see. From rebuilding myself in silence. So no—trauma did not make me strong. I became strong in spite of it. 🖤 **Follow me here & on instagram @Candleinadarkroom where I talk about healing, and what it’s really like living with CPTSD as a CSA survivor. #HealingJourney #TraumaRecovery #CPTSDHealing #csa #cptsd

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