The Monster You’re Running From Might Be You
Sometimes we think we're being hunted by something dark, looming, and external. But what if that “monster” you fear, the one you're constantly trying to escape, is just an unhealed version of yourself?
What if the real fear is telling the truth out loud:
“I’m hurting.”
“I’m scared.”
“I don’t know how to stop the pain.”
“I just want to feel safe.”
We bury those truths deep, afraid to look them in the face. We call it weakness, or we numb it with busyness, with performance, or with pretending to be “okay.” But truthfully? That monster is often just the younger you—still stuck in a moment of trauma, waiting to be loved, held, and heard.
Anger Isn’t the Enemy—It’s a Signal
Anger, frustration, and irritability are often masks. They show up when you don’t feel safe enough to say what’s really going on underneath. That rage you carry? It’s usually grief in disguise. That grief is tied to guilt. And that guilt… was never yours to begin with.
Maybe you were a child trying to make sense of adult-sized pain. You didn’t have the tools, the words, or the safety to process what you were feeling. So you created a story to survive.
But you’re not that child anymore. And you don’t need to keep running from your reflection.
Those “Monsters” Are Just Unprocessed Stories
The monster under the bed was never real—but the fear was. Today, the monsters show up as shame, imposter syndrome, people-pleasing, avoidance, and anxiety. They take shape as your inner critic or your overachiever self. But none of these are you. They’re protection mechanisms your nervous system created to survive what it couldn’t understand.
These monsters are fragments of you—disowned parts that are still waiting to be seen, not suppressed.
When you face them with compassion instead of fear, something incredible happens: they stop chasing you. They soften. They integrate. They become your teachers instead of your tormentors.
You Are Safe to Heal
You don’t have to stay in the cycle of running. The monsters are just memories—your body’s way of saying, “Hey, we never resolved this.”
You resolve it by sitting with yourself.
Not fixing. Not judging. Not escaping.
Just being.
Sit with the version of you who cried and wasn’t comforted. Sit with the child who was blamed for things beyond their control. Sit with the version of you who never felt enough. Look them in the eyes and say:
“You are safe now. I see you. I love you. You can come home.”
That’s not weakness. That’s power.
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