"I used to think I had to stay frozen in time."
Sheena Easton
We carry freeze-frames in our memory banks that need to be sorted out and eliminated. Often, they are not accurate composites, but we regard them as absolute truth. Whether an emotional attack or physical assault, our automatic response may have been dissociating. We may have physically, emotionally and spiritually withdrawn from reality.
When a circumstance beyond personal control occurs, we may shut down as a way of escape. Without an awareness of the reality around us, we choose to pretend nothing is happening at all. We can use mind over matter, telling the self the abuse in the moment is not real and not going to touch you.
After a tragic event, witnesses may not remember precise details. In spite of viewing horrendous unfolding, our inner protection disallows painful memories that we do not feel we are capable of handling. In time, a protected memory may surface for us to heal and release, to be frozen no more.
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