Belief: The Hidden Accelerator of Trauma Recovery



There was a season when I didn’t like myself, trusted no one, and was on a path to self-destruction. Repetitive abuse had rewired my brain and convinced me I was broken. Today my nervous system is calm, my relationships are healthy, and Resolve to Rise exists to help others make the same journey—from “I’m broken” to “I’m resilient and able to heal.”


The pivot point? Belief. Before we talk solutions, let’s name exactly how abuse rewires it.


How Repetitive Abuse Warps Core Beliefs


Repetitive abuse impacts core domains of our beliefs leaving us with with certain internal messaging that provokes a negative response to ourselves and others. Here are 5 domains in particular and the impact: 

  1. Self. Individuals default to self-blame—leaving them thinking ‘if it’s my fault, maybe I can fix it.’ Or they fixate on ‘self-criticism, thinking I’m bad, broken, unlovable.’
  2. Others. Because early caregivers were dangerous, it leaves you believing intimacy isn’t safe. You may believe if someone says they love you, they will hurt you.
  3. World. Your nervous system defaults to survival leaving you in fight or flight as a rule rather than the exception You may feel like the world is unsafe.
  4. Agency. When you have spent much of your time feeling powerless because of abuse, you may take up a posture of helplessness and believe ‘nothing I do changes anything.’
  5. Future. Your brain uses past painful experiences to forecast more pain in the future making you believe ‘good things never last.’

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