If you’re overwhelmed today 💜#shorts #shortsfeed #childhoodtrauma

[amandavaz]

Why do I feel like this guy has known me all my life?

[solgato]

"doing stuff put a target on our back" roger that

[heather]

Thank you for this. I quit smoking nicotine a few weeks ago and that makes everything even more overwhelming. I am continuing to push through but man is it challenging. Emotions are no joke. Throw trauma in there and it feels unbearable at times, but I will not give up.

[michele]

👍🏽 you touch my heart.thank you Patrick.
And whenever you say" the thing".. that is the best I've never heard anyone put it so simply and profoundly at the same time. Also my little person that is the sweetest thing ever you are the bomb man! Thank you for doing such a phenomenal touching post

[BKSF]

I've been tapering off the weed to a once a week thing rather than most of the week (was desperately trying to cope, you know how it is) and as I'm sitting here relaxing finally coming to a real sense of control with my favored escape after a few weeks of struggle, I'm feeling this. Here's to you buddy

[JennyNobody]

Really felt “it’s just stuff we have to do” and “just doing stuff put a target on your back” in two totally different ways xD

[Panbaneesha]

Thank you, and I hope you have someone telling you the supportive things you're telling us.

[TheJLM]

Thank you Patrick. Your messages always seem to find me at the right time.

[cochineal]

You are my Angel. Seriously, we are so grateful to have found you.

[fweedom]

We are not alone. Thank you for caring!

[manasikashyap]

That spoke directly to my little person 😢 Thank you so much! I’m going to save this to my music playlist so I can hear it frequently 💛

[pvtpaink]

My mom would see me struggling & "OH GIVE ME THAT" and then how or why I'll "ruin it".

[jammetmalibu]

Because I grew up where my basic needs were barely met, any extra effort from my parents were considered over the top and I got raged at. I can handle things my parents had no clue how to do. They were so sick and sad and depressed. Adulting wasn't modeled well, but I can figure it out. Sometimes I write a list and try to accomplish any of it. If any of it gets done I am now feeling that sense of accomplishment. Instead of getting defeated for what I didn't get done.My little person thanks you!

[meganryan]

I finally stood up for myself and ended a lifelong friendship with someone who was simply a bully to me. I've been absolutely wracked with guilt; feeling like I'm not allowed to be happy, nor allowed to be sad. I'm vacillating between inner critic and outer critic constantly, and I've been at an ATL. This morning I couldn't get out of bed without screaming all my energy out.

The most difficult part of this, is my own mother guilted me for ending the friendship. Everyone else in my life supported me except her. The person who I needed to protect me this whole time from this friend and hasn't, further let me down by making me view myself in a negative way yet again. Made me feel bad for ending it, while simultaneously bullying me for not ending it sooner and for putting up with it for so long.

The second most difficult live with the both of them. I'm trying really hard to put focus on my future and to attend a cosmetology school, but school is also a triggering environment for me. In order to save myself from one bad environment, I have to stick myself in the other. I feel so hopeless and in pain and I'm patiently waiting for my next therapy visit.

All that being said, thank you for your videos and everything you do. This gave me a moment of peace and a second to breathe. Typing out this comment helped me gather all my feelings. I know It's a bit personal for a comment section, but I hope it's okay for me to use this space to vent. I hope everyone has a good day.

[TJMiller]

Really needed to hear this today. Just going to the grocery store seems like a herculean task. This made me re think how I'm feeling, so thank you so much for that! ☺️

[katydid]

I wish I could work with you. I love you're content, and your voice is soothing. Sometimes you are hitting the nail on the head for the day. Thank you Patrick for taking the pain of your experiences and working so hard to understand and get trained to help us out here!

[allac]

I really needed to hear this today🙏🙏🙏💕

[amikaruna]

I feel like I just took my first real breath today.. my little me and I are so grateful, thank you Patrick.. 🙏❤️

[evadebruijn]

I want to give anyone tearing up from this clip a big long tight cyberhug
You are not alone 💪
🍀❤️❤️❤️🤗❤️❤️❤️🍀✌️

[haveagoodday]

Just hearing you say it’s okay, made me feel better ❤