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I want community again, but certain phrases still land in my body before they land in my mind. I am trying to figure out what trust looks like when old language still has an echo.
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I want community again, but certain phrases still land in my body before they land in my mind. I am trying to figure out what trust looks like when old language still has an echo.
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What helps you separate present community from harm you have experienced somewhere else?
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For me it takes repetition more than reassurance. I trust slowly, and I need the room to keep being itself long enough for my nervous system to believe it.
Following up from the thread from a queer couple visiting Sunday for the first time
I appreciate how honestly you put that. A lot of people want belonging, but it takes courage to say out loud that trust can be hard.
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Glad you found your way here. You do not need to tell the whole story on day one for your presence to matter.
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