Nowhere GirlEvery once in a while a trans woman asks if it's normal to not remember large swaths of her childhood and the answer is always trauma, trauma, trauma.
Joscelyn Transpiring@gwynnion that’s silly, I didn’t experience anything traumatic, I just… *goes on to describe something that leaves everyone shocked and wide-eyed, offering hugs* 😅😅😅
@JoscelynTransient Their reactions are precious sometimes. LOL.
@gwynnion I still remember the time I casually told my ex about this one memory and she turned to me to ask me if I had ever read about complex PTSD. And then I told my bestie who was diagnosed with PTSD, and they just gigged and said, “Joss, that sounds like trauma to me.” 😅😅😅
Faith, Purple haired feminist 🧋 
@JoscelynTransient Yeah, watching other people react in horror when I tell what I thought were totally normal stories from my childhood... Honestly, it's been pretty healing. It's good to be reminded that, no, that was really fucked up, actually.
Eleanor@faithisleaping @JoscelynTransient @gwynnion I told a childhood story to some coworkers a couple of weeks ago that seemed normal to me and was met with like a minute of stony silence and shocked looks before they recovered.