The You Created by Trauma Isn’t the Real You | How Survival Mode Becomes Your Identity
Most people have no idea that the personality they show the world isn’t their true self — it’s their survival self. In this episode of Rebuilt Different, we talk about how unprocessed trauma shapes your identity, how coping mechanisms become your “normal,” and why the real you is still underneath all that armor.
This episode goes deep into survival mode, childhood trauma, emotional shutdown, hyper-independence, and the moment life forces you to slow down. I share my own story of cancer at twelve, a stroke years later, and how living in crisis mode became my default personality. If you’ve ever felt like you’re too guarded, too independent, too unemotional, or too “strong,” this episode is for you.