“All I ever wanted was what I have now – to be in a stable relationship and have dogs. And yet all my life I have been like a magnet for traumatic experiences.”
~Augusten Burroughs

I read this in an interview writer Augusten Burroughs did with The Independent and it struck me to my core. This used to be one of the long-held secret beliefs I had about myself: that I somehow caused or attracted all of the bad things things that happened to me. I do think that while it’s true that you often get what ‘vibe’ or whatever you put out, this comes into play when you are an adult and of sound mind.

If you are a trauma magnet, first thing is to get some therapy to help you determine if perhaps your actions as an adult might be causing or triggering bad things…and also to help you to overcome things that happened in childhood that were beyond your control or ability to influence. Patterns can be broken.

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