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A Hard Truth: Past Pain Won’t Absolve You From Future Pain

My Learned Take on Coping with Pain and Moving Beyond Trauma

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Joe Gibson
Aug 19, 2024
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My Learned Take on Coping with Pain and Moving Beyond Trauma

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Ever since my “dark night of the soul” 5 years back, in which my mental rock-bottom spearheaded me into my personal growth journey, I’ve had an interesting relationship with pain.

I think when we experience something traumatic, like my first breakup and all th…

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