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Comfort Dissociation and the Quiet Work of Remembering
Photo: Rainbow after a storm offering a wider view of the world, and a moment of stillness and grace. Stockbridge, Michigan (2024). Copyright SJPhotography.
Comfort Dissociation and the Quiet Work of Remembering
When separation is fanned like embers, and how we find our way back
NOTE: Written form version only - thanks for bearing with me.
I picked up Mark Nepo’s “Book of Awakening” at a little used book store recently. It is setup in chapters by date and so I thought it would be fun to start reading them corresponding to the current date. So I started late in January, and when I got to January 30th, I was lost for words. It hit me profoundly. Something that spoke to the chaotic times we are in, and something that offers a light in the darkness.
We are living in a time where separation is not accidental but actively fanned like embers, stirred by those who benefit from blindness, comfort, and loyalty to the status quo. Comfort zones and staying blind to reality has become a kind of dissociation for many or a sound achievement and way to live. A way of not seeing what is right in front of us, of staying aligned with systems and power structures that depend on our numbness and compliance. That kind of conditioning keeps people loyal, distracted, and quietly afraid to look too closely at what harms, exploits, and divides.
For those of us living with CPTSD, this moment of chaos, unrest, and fear can feel all too familiar. Many survivors have had the scales removed from our eyes for years, not by choice but by necessity, forced to see reality early, clearly, and often alone. We have tried to name what we see, to point to harm, abuse, and systemic distortion, only to be dismissed, minimized, or labeled as a problem, as too much, too sensitive, too intense. What feels different now is that more people are beginning to see what could not be unseen forever. As the world shifts and long-held illusions loosen, there is a quiet recognition emerging that what survivors have carried and spoken has always been rooted in reality. This can be both validating and tender, offering a sense that something is changing, and that we no longer have to hold this knowing alone.
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By Sunny Lynn, OMCPhoto: Rainbow after a storm offering a wider view of the world, and a moment of stillness and grace. Stockbridge, Michigan (2024). Copyright SJPhotography.
Comfort Dissociation and the Quiet Work of Remembering
When separation is fanned like embers, and how we find our way back
NOTE: Written form version only - thanks for bearing with me.
I picked up Mark Nepo’s “Book of Awakening” at a little used book store recently. It is setup in chapters by date and so I thought it would be fun to start reading them corresponding to the current date. So I started late in January, and when I got to January 30th, I was lost for words. It hit me profoundly. Something that spoke to the chaotic times we are in, and something that offers a light in the darkness.
We are living in a time where separation is not accidental but actively fanned like embers, stirred by those who benefit from blindness, comfort, and loyalty to the status quo. Comfort zones and staying blind to reality has become a kind of dissociation for many or a sound achievement and way to live. A way of not seeing what is right in front of us, of staying aligned with systems and power structures that depend on our numbness and compliance. That kind of conditioning keeps people loyal, distracted, and quietly afraid to look too closely at what harms, exploits, and divides.
For those of us living with CPTSD, this moment of chaos, unrest, and fear can feel all too familiar. Many survivors have had the scales removed from our eyes for years, not by choice but by necessity, forced to see reality early, clearly, and often alone. We have tried to name what we see, to point to harm, abuse, and systemic distortion, only to be dismissed, minimized, or labeled as a problem, as too much, too sensitive, too intense. What feels different now is that more people are beginning to see what could not be unseen forever. As the world shifts and long-held illusions loosen, there is a quiet recognition emerging that what survivors have carried and spoken has always been rooted in reality. This can be both validating and tender, offering a sense that something is changing, and that we no longer have to hold this knowing alone.
Share HeartBalm
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