Loving Kindness, Trauma, and Mental Health

Why it’s not always possible or safe to access loving kindness and mindfulness.

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I have lived through roughly five breakdowns of varying severity, from complete wipe-out for six year to temporary halts for a few weeks. Sometimes it was medication that got me through, especially beta-blockers, sometimes illicit self medication like MDMA and…