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Lucy

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
4421 total appearances

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Otherworld
Episode 118: Lucy and Lauren

She started self-harming and a teacher noticed it at school. And this teacher had self-harmed in the same way, so understood immediately what was happening and understood that it was a result of trauma. And told my mom, you need to get her into a psychologist ASAP. And Jennifer remembers my mom just domineering the entire conversation. And she was like, what did they think was going to happen?

Otherworld
Episode 118: Lucy and Lauren

She started self-harming and a teacher noticed it at school. And this teacher had self-harmed in the same way, so understood immediately what was happening and understood that it was a result of trauma. And told my mom, you need to get her into a psychologist ASAP. And Jennifer remembers my mom just domineering the entire conversation. And she was like, what did they think was going to happen?

Otherworld
Episode 118: Lucy and Lauren

The source of my trauma is the adult that is in the room with me, which I have also experienced this, that same self-harm I started to do when I was a child. And Jennifer stopped me from doing it. Being consistently blamed for your sibling dying. I mean, even if it had been her fault, that's still inappropriate.

Otherworld
Episode 118: Lucy and Lauren

The source of my trauma is the adult that is in the room with me, which I have also experienced this, that same self-harm I started to do when I was a child. And Jennifer stopped me from doing it. Being consistently blamed for your sibling dying. I mean, even if it had been her fault, that's still inappropriate.

Otherworld
Episode 118: Lucy and Lauren

The source of my trauma is the adult that is in the room with me, which I have also experienced this, that same self-harm I started to do when I was a child. And Jennifer stopped me from doing it. Being consistently blamed for your sibling dying. I mean, even if it had been her fault, that's still inappropriate.

Otherworld
Episode 118: Lucy and Lauren

But to blame a child for just hoping that the baby would die because they don't want a sibling. I mean, I know that's dark, but kids are weird. Kids make stupid decisions and have silly thoughts. Yeah. So the fact that my mom continued to blame her, she really started to believe that it was her fault. She had this immense guilt that she lived with every day.

Otherworld
Episode 118: Lucy and Lauren

But to blame a child for just hoping that the baby would die because they don't want a sibling. I mean, I know that's dark, but kids are weird. Kids make stupid decisions and have silly thoughts. Yeah. So the fact that my mom continued to blame her, she really started to believe that it was her fault. She had this immense guilt that she lived with every day.

Otherworld
Episode 118: Lucy and Lauren

But to blame a child for just hoping that the baby would die because they don't want a sibling. I mean, I know that's dark, but kids are weird. Kids make stupid decisions and have silly thoughts. Yeah. So the fact that my mom continued to blame her, she really started to believe that it was her fault. She had this immense guilt that she lived with every day.

Otherworld
Episode 118: Lucy and Lauren

She said that she felt so alone and so lonely her whole childhood. So then, you know, this is 13 years later, basically. Her other little sister comes up to her and tells her that Lauren tells her it's not her fault. that it blew her mind. She was truly, her first reaction was like, oh my God. But then her second reaction was fear.

Otherworld
Episode 118: Lucy and Lauren

She said that she felt so alone and so lonely her whole childhood. So then, you know, this is 13 years later, basically. Her other little sister comes up to her and tells her that Lauren tells her it's not her fault. that it blew her mind. She was truly, her first reaction was like, oh my God. But then her second reaction was fear.

Otherworld
Episode 118: Lucy and Lauren

She said that she felt so alone and so lonely her whole childhood. So then, you know, this is 13 years later, basically. Her other little sister comes up to her and tells her that Lauren tells her it's not her fault. that it blew her mind. She was truly, her first reaction was like, oh my God. But then her second reaction was fear.

Otherworld
Episode 118: Lucy and Lauren

She said her immediate reaction was, oh my God, accept this as the gift it is. And then you have to suppress and move on because she was so afraid that my mom would think that she had told me to say that. Even though I had no idea what I was talking about and that Lauren was just my friend. Her exact words were, accept this as the gift that it is.

Otherworld
Episode 118: Lucy and Lauren

She said her immediate reaction was, oh my God, accept this as the gift it is. And then you have to suppress and move on because she was so afraid that my mom would think that she had told me to say that. Even though I had no idea what I was talking about and that Lauren was just my friend. Her exact words were, accept this as the gift that it is.

Otherworld
Episode 118: Lucy and Lauren

She said her immediate reaction was, oh my God, accept this as the gift it is. And then you have to suppress and move on because she was so afraid that my mom would think that she had told me to say that. Even though I had no idea what I was talking about and that Lauren was just my friend. Her exact words were, accept this as the gift that it is.

Otherworld
Episode 118: Lucy and Lauren

Because it truly had been weighing on her her whole life. She has said that through me conveying this message to her, that she was able to really start to forgive herself after that. And that... You know, I think also because it wasn't something that was talked about as a family. It was just something that my mom used against her on a personal level.

Otherworld
Episode 118: Lucy and Lauren

Because it truly had been weighing on her her whole life. She has said that through me conveying this message to her, that she was able to really start to forgive herself after that. And that... You know, I think also because it wasn't something that was talked about as a family. It was just something that my mom used against her on a personal level.

Otherworld
Episode 118: Lucy and Lauren

Because it truly had been weighing on her her whole life. She has said that through me conveying this message to her, that she was able to really start to forgive herself after that. And that... You know, I think also because it wasn't something that was talked about as a family. It was just something that my mom used against her on a personal level.

Otherworld
Episode 118: Lucy and Lauren

I think it kind of brought this knowledge to the family. I think that alone helped her a lot to be like, okay, this isn't a secret I have to keep anymore. Yeah. I think for her, it's very comforting now that I not only brought her some peace, but that I can see the level of trauma that my mom imparted onto her.

Otherworld
Episode 118: Lucy and Lauren

I think it kind of brought this knowledge to the family. I think that alone helped her a lot to be like, okay, this isn't a secret I have to keep anymore. Yeah. I think for her, it's very comforting now that I not only brought her some peace, but that I can see the level of trauma that my mom imparted onto her.

Otherworld
Episode 118: Lucy and Lauren

I think it kind of brought this knowledge to the family. I think that alone helped her a lot to be like, okay, this isn't a secret I have to keep anymore. Yeah. I think for her, it's very comforting now that I not only brought her some peace, but that I can see the level of trauma that my mom imparted onto her.