Distorted reality comes from gaslighting that made you doubt your own perception. When you were told things did not happen or did not matter, when your truth was called false—you internalized the belief that you cannot trust what you see. Now you second-guess everything, wondering if you are overreacting, if it is really that bad, if you are crazy for feeling what you feel.
Living in distortion means constant self-doubt, accepting treatment you should reject, wondering what is real and what is projection.
Trusting your vision means reclaiming your perception, believing your own eyes, accepting that your experience is valid.
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Content informed by trauma research, polyvagal theory (Stephen Porges), somatic experiencing (Peter Levine), and nervous system regulation studies. For comprehensive citations and further reading, see Unfiltered Wisdom: The Book.
About the Author
Robert Greene is the author and founder of Unfiltered Wisdom, a US Navy veteran, and a trauma survivor with over 10 years of experience in nervous system regulation and somatic healing. He is certified in Yoga for Meditation from the Yogic School of Mystic Arts (Dharamsala, India, 2016) and affiliated with Holistic Veterans, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit serving veterans in Santa Cruz, California.