Episode 242: Closure Isn’t Real (But I Still Want Some)
Just Break Up: Relationship Advice from Your Queer Besties
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Are Inverse Traumas a Threat to Relationships?
"I think that the reason why I'm like sort of like, I guess fixated on this idea of like inverse traumas is that it just like distills this really complicated thing down," she says. "If you are in a constant state of triggering and retriguing each other through your behavior...that doesn't feel to me like fodder for a lot of healing and growth." She's seen so many relationships where it's like, oh, I love him so much. And also he triggers me every day. But Peter and I are very are never caught in a triggering, retriggering cycle.
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