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LindseyLobotomy
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PathStep 413 Compassion hearts15,592 Forum posts234 Forum upvotes386 Current upvotes386 Age GroupAdult Last activeAugust, 2024 Member sinceFebruary 5, 2020
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Hi, I'm Lindsey.

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California based Canadian, remarkable weirdo, and amateur human.

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When I have a lot on my mind the light hearted conversation in the Member Community Room can be a welcome relief by way of getting out of my head for a bit. More often than not, I can be found listening/ supporting others in the Member Sharing Circle... Occasionally you might even find me hosting a Sharing Circle

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Outside of 7cups I enjoy songwriting, traveling, spending time with Itsy (my pup), cleaning, telling bad dad jokes, and engaging in competitive arm wrestling of which I am currently 13 - 0 Featherweight Champion of the World.

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To tell the 'G Rated' version or the 'R Rated' version of my story. . .
Trauma Support / by LindseyLobotomy
Last post
 January 30th, 2021
...See more Hello Trauma Community, I'm not sure if this is a topic that's been posted within the complex trauma/ PTSD forum previously, if so, I apologize for the redundancy. Forgive me if my words are informal as I've tried writing this out several times only to "Command + A" "Del" what all I had typed. So I was diagnosed with PTSD 3 years ago. I've had an amazing counselor that absolutely changed my life and has helped me overcome some of the most difficult aspects of living with PTSD. She's helped me to challenge myself and really commit to recovery. And it's taken just about 3 years to be able to come to this point. Where I'm able to (somewhat comfortably) collect myself so that I'm able to open up and share my story, recalling the events of my trauma calmly and with out being overcome with emotion. It's honestly been liberating to be able to talk about it with out falling to pieces. However I'm now faced with the dilema of wanting to be more open when sharing my story with those interested in hearing me out, but also being conscious of others and their comfort levels and sensibility. I've shared with a few close friends, and before sharing I started out with a disclaimer/ listener advisory notice and have an honest conversation about it because I know everyones comfort level is different. The last thing I'd want is to traumatize anyone with my trauma, ya know? So I find myself conflicted, do I share the 'G Rated' version sugar coating events and omitting graphic parts or do I share my truth by sharing the 'R Rated' Version thats honest but graphic? When I say graphic, I want to be clear, I'm choosing my words as to avoid comign across as vulgar or sensationalizing/ glorifying the graphic nature of events. As that would be wildly innapriopriate, in poor taste, and massively disrespectful. I think it's a matter of trust in those i feel comfortable sharing with, friends, family, other trauma survivors. I wouldn't go with the 'R rating' in passing convo. I have a little more sense than that. . . but anyway, I just wanted to put that out there and see if anyone else had felt conflicted about how much they should share. Thanks for reading. -Linds
Nervous about sharing my story, Trigger Warning Gun Violence
Trauma Support / by LindseyLobotomy
Last post
 May 7th, 2020
...See more Hello all, I just want to start off by saying thank you to the brave community members that share their stories. Our tramatic experiences may differ, but regardless of the cause, trauma is trauma is trauma is trauma. The effects of which can be challenging but knowing I'm not alone has been comforting. It's in that spirit that I've wanted to share my own storyl. However, I'm nervous about sharing too much of my story and inadvertantly violating the terms, conditions, and community guidelines as outlined by 7cups. I'm also worried that by sharing too much of my experience that I might trigger anyone that may have also experienced gun violence. So with that being said I'll keep things brief and refrain from details, so here's my story. My trauma has a name, PTSD. Which manifested after living through the worst mass shooting in American history. All it took was 10 minutes to change my life forever. It would be 6 months before I began to experience increased depression, anxiety, and triggers. I struggle with things like large groups of people and the sound of fireworks, and something as common as seeing someone jogging on the street. It's been challenging but I'm working through it thanks to some incredible mental health workers and the support system around me. I'll leave it at that. I hope I haven't upset anyone. That was never my intention. To anyone thats experienced some sort of gun related trauma, you're not alone. I will never forget that night, but it doesn't define me, it does get better. Thank you for the priveledge of your time.
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