Sublime

scars from so-called casual happenings, such as being bullied by peers or ridiculed by an otherwise well-intentioned parent. His message is that if something seemingly small has left a mark on your psyche, its impact may not be small. Little-t trauma might also stem from a parent who doesn’t outright abuse or neglect you but still fails to give you

I was also relearning the very painful lesson that full healing never really comes. I wanted healing to mean that I would go back to being who I was before I was abused—like it hadn’t happened. But the scars from Larry’s abuse were visible to the whole world. They would never not be part of my public identity now.

People tend to have short memories. Most of the time they can forget about bad experiences and fail to heed lessons previously learned. But hard-core stress leaves a scar.