Forgiving Yourself and Letting Go of the Guilt and Shame of Childhood Trauma

Journal Prompt:

1. I have been blaming myself for __________.

2. At the time, I was a child who only knew how to survive by  __________.

3. What I understand now that I couldn't understand then is __________.

4. Instead of punishing myself, I choose to tell myself __________.

5. I need to forgive myself for _______________ because I was doing what I knew to do to survive trauma.