the difficulty of a silent war is the silent wounds that go unnoticed in yourself. Trauma from years of gaslighting to your face and being the sane person in a room full of crazy people convinced they’re sane cannot be ignored.

Battle scars are real, even if there aren’t injured limbs. Don’t discount what’s called PTSD in veterans, and how it can manifest itself from psychological war.

Don’t ignore what you feel - we are all needed. Remember your value, ask for help when you need it, and don’t fear anything, because WE Win

I made the classic mistake of soldiering on and ignoring the signs of creeping trauma, then really not being able to cope when a mini crisis came. We are seeing almost incomprehensible barbaric cruelty disguised as healthcare targeting our loved ones, and then revised and shunned for speaking out. This wait for reconciliation is literal psychological torture.