Tuesday, August 5, 2025

The Trauma-Coding Cycle



The Trauma-Coding Cycle

Write code "Just trying to work..."

Brag: "Look how smart I am..."

Feel watched "Everyone will see this..."

Perfectionism activates "Must make it flawless..."

Coding gets harder "Why can't I think clearly?"

Anxiety rises "Everything feels threatening..."

More perfectionism "Can't make any mistakes..."

Code feels threatening "Every line is a potential failure..."

Every line is torture "Why does this hurt so much?"

Can't stop - it's survival now "Must keep going or I'll die..."

What's Really Happening:
• Your trauma brain always needs a crisis and manufactures it (if its not present)


 


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