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The Mirror Lies: Body Image After Trauma and the Fight to See Yourself Clearly
Content Warning: This post discusses trauma, body image struggles, and self-perception issues. Please read with care. “What you see is not always what’s true.” It’s a sentence we know to be true when we look at Photoshop fails or optical illusions, but when we’re standing in front of a mirror. Jaw clenched, breath held, picking apart our reflection. Logic evaporates. Trauma has a way of distorting everything it touches, especially the way we see ourselves. If you’ve ever looked in the mirror and seen a stranger, or worse, an…


