Survivor peer pressure - telling truths
Peer pressure, we've all been there and know how it can take hold of our decisions and our actions - it can get embedded into our psyche, especially if you're struggling with self respect and issues of trust. It should come as no surprise that right now in our country and because of national headlines are highlighting sexual assault and harassment, that there are women and men across this country dealing with survivor peer pressure - all while PTSD triggers are exploding all around them. Today I had a emotional conversation with a woman dealing with her own triggers and survivor peer pressure. A couple of weeks ago she tracked me down at the paper. She lives in the Southwest and I reside in Wisconsin. She wanted to know about my #WhenIBecameFree project . She was contemplating telling her story - a story that goes back over 40 years and one she never openly spoke about. She is in her 70s. I could sense the pressure she was internally struggling with - her words validated