Inner Child
Added 2024-07-03 00:55:10 +0000 UTCThe older I get, the more I keep my inner child locked inside. I used to talk more about my past, about my dysfunctional family and how they've hurt me. But these days I feel pressured to be positive, to only paint happy things because the world is sad enough already.
Since being diagnosed with CPTSD, I've gotten therapy and it has helped a lot. But that doesn't stop the nightmares from happening and there are days when I can't do anything but cry. I used to draw myself strangling my younger self, but it never dies. There will always be a part of me that longs for a happy family, for parents that love me. Maybe one day I'll learn to co-exist with that part of myself.
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I don’t openly talk about my childhood, but since moving back to my childhood city and having a son the same age I was when I was here has been both rewarding and difficult. Difficult to now see what I went through from the eyes of an adult and rewarding because my son will never live what I went through. My journey has never been linear. Honor all parts of yourself. And thank you for what you choose to share with us.
Marzi
2024-07-10 18:14:17 +0000 UTCStunningly beautiful! Thank you! I appreciate you and your art. 🥰
Peter Toth
2024-07-06 18:57:05 +0000 UTC
