Thread by @LivingSamsara

#RHOBHReunion got me in a binge. I had never seen Real Housewives (anything, much seen #RHOBH before.

So, after my Season 10 today (and currently on That's Amore) - let me just say that @DENISE_RICHARDS coming back to the table was a huge deal.

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I know that *Denise leaving* was a thematic element in the show but may I offer a legitimate empathetic reason? It may not apply to her but - in my life - I will tell you why;

#Trauma of the #PTSD unresolved kind that drove me to #Codependent Recovery (#CodieRecovery👈).

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Someone (sorry I cannot remember who) characterized her as being 'Fight or Flight' and they're right. I'm gonna also go out on a limb and characterize her potential for a Freeze.

I was a Freezer.

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I smiled politely and usually silent as person/people attacked me & turned (privately) to harmful ways to cope.

Only when I began getting healthier, I became a Flight...a 'Runner' I called it.

While now unfrozen...#PTSD being dealt with;

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I still was not 'healthy' enough to know how to communicate so...not wanting to further injure myself I learned Flight.

I occasionally *would* Fight but that was so rare & only if I #trusted the person I was Fighting (thrashing it out with).

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My entire point in saying all this is that Denise going back into the restaurant is a HUGE deal to me. HUGE. [I have it on pause right now to Tweet this out.] I do not know what is going to happen next but I thought if you girls knew that her Flight;

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Her Flight may truly be her only cope; maybe consider that *everyone* (many/some) coming at her really might be an unresolved #trauma #trigger.

@LisaRinna recognizing that telling people to #truth (in #relationships) may not be always wise was great!

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I'm not judging anything as true/false but from my perspective it seems Denise was fighting several battles she hadn't quite learned where to place them; so intertwined and on #television at that!

I can't imagine.

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Some people (and I am definitely one) actually need an #energetic reset before 'moving through/from.'

Until the energy can grow calm, I can't even think straight. I'm sure it was edited heavily but it seemed like the problem was always coming up; no time for a reset.

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And I get that @BravoTV needs the #drama. I know that the viewers want to see the drama, I do. But as far as #relationships and the consideration of real lives especially on a reality TV show; "Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone." - Alan Watts

#RHOBH

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