Chronic Hypervigilance
Chronic hypervigilance
from childhood trauma
will have us picking ourselves
and our lives apart,
looking for problems to fix
even when we've gotten
to the place where our lives are wonderful.
This hypervigilance
kept us safe for so long,
but eventually it,
like so many other trauma responses,
keeps us trapped in the past
and unable to enjoy the life
we worked so hard to create for ourselves.
We heal complex trauma
through a bottom-up
and top-down approach.
We can rewire our nervous system
with Somatic Experiencing,
allowing incomplete fight-and-flight responses
to finally complete.
We can change our perspective
by noticing our habitual patterns,
by taking charge of our self-talk,
and by telling ourselves
that good enough is good enough
in terms of who we are,
where we are,
and how our lives have turned out.
While it is important
to continue to do our best
to grow as humans
so that we can truly thrive,
it is important to recognize
the good that is already here now
and allow ourselves to have it.
We deserve nothing less.