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Speaking from experience here, people do not grow up dreaming of being untraumatized as some sort of aspiration. Later on, we may wish it had never happened. We may wish to feel whole again. These are not dreams but regrets, angry and frustrated regret. But this book is less about that dabilitating sense of loss which saps one's ambition, self esteem, motivation, and even the ability concentrate. This book is a long-form resumé, more about the author's over achieving in every single aspect of his personal and professional life. He has dreams and he accompishes every single one. As for trauma, the world is a traumatic place full of volence, deep uncertainty, and often collapse. It's a miracle if a person can make it into adulthood who *isn't* traumatized. I ask again: what dreams was he forced to abandon?
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Jul 28, 2022 11:00PM
Speaking from experience here, people do not grow up dreaming of being untraumatized as some sort of aspiration. Later on, we may wish it had never happened. We may wish to feel whole again. These are not dreams but regrets, angry and frustrated regret. But this book is less about that dabilitating sense of loss which saps one's ambition, self esteem, motivation, and even the ability concentrate. This book is a long-form resumé, more about the author's over achieving in every single aspect of his personal and professional life. He has dreams and he accompishes every single one. As for trauma, the world is a traumatic place full of volence, deep uncertainty, and often collapse. It's a miracle if a person can make it into adulthood who *isn't* traumatized. I ask again: what dreams was he forced to abandon?
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