Financial Trauma Has Been Harder to Overcome Than Sexual Trauma
Because the reward isn’t sex.
Overcoming my financial trauma would lead me to have more money, which is part of why it has taken me so long. I have lots of ambivalence about having more money.
I had back-to-back calls today with two women helping me deal with my financial PTSD and reclaim control of my money. I was so traumatized financially I’ve been avoidant to the point of paralysis for many years now.
It took me two years of abstinence, two years of exposure therapy, and two years in a relationship to overcome my sexual PTSD. Also work with a neurolinguistic programming coach and hypnotist.
The reward for overcoming my fear of sex has been more and better sex. Turns out this is highly motivating.
I have worked with multiple coaches on money mindset, financial planning, worth, visibility, marketing, entrepreneurship, capacity, and more—and …
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