I wrote this in December of 2019:
Crying was a punishable offense when I was growing up. It would be met very harshly with shaming, yelling, hitting, shoving... Understandably, I developed an intense aversion to crying. I would do almost anything to not cry. When I began my healing work, I had so many tears that had been pushed down so deep within myself…
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