There’s a place I don’t talk about often.

A place I call the bottom.

Not just a basement…

but a state of mind.

In Episode 6 of the Original Section Podcast, Kariem Ali takes listeners inside the emotional space where fear, trauma, and self-doubt collide — the place people end up when life feels too heavy, growth feels too dangerous, and the mind becomes louder than the world.

This episode explores what it feels like to be stuck between who you are and who you’re trying to become, when PTSD creates “freeze mode,” fear of failure becomes fear of growth, and even success feels undeserved.

Through raw reflection, quiet moments, and honest truth, this story speaks to anyone who has ever felt trapped at the bottom of their own mind.

🧠 In this episode:

• The psychology of feeling stuck

• How PTSD creates freeze mode

• Fear of growth & self-doubt

• The quiet battle between protection and progress

If you’ve ever been afraid to move…

If you’ve ever felt trapped in your own thoughts…

You are not alone.

🎧 New episodes of the Original Section Podcast explore trauma, healing, growth, and the unseen battles we carry.

WE IN THIS TOGETHER.

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In this episode, Self Hate, we explore the quiet war many of us fight when no one else is watching — the one that starts with the mirror.

This is a conversation about reflection, trauma, and the environments that shape how we see ourselves.

About how self-hate doesn’t come from nowhere… it grows from what we were taught, what we survived, and what we were forced to become.

From neighborhood pain to generational wounds, this episode connects personal struggle to community trauma — and breaks down how PTSD rewires the mind to turn pain inward.

We close with three powerful facts about PTSD & self-hatred, and a reminder that the fight for self-love is not something you walk alone.

If you’ve ever struggled with your reflection…

If you’ve ever felt like the world taught you to hate yourself before you could even speak…

This episode is for you.

We in this together.

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There was a time when I wasn’t really living — I was fading.

In this episode, I speak openly about addiction, trauma, and the quiet ways people disappear inside themselves. About using substances not to get high, but to stay numb. About how sobriety can feel more frightening than intoxication when your mind is filled with unresolved pain.

Faded explores self-medication, identity loss, and the truth behind addiction — not as a moral failure, but as a survival response to trauma. When healing feels out of reach, some people become their own doctors, diagnosing and medicating themselves just to make it through the day.

This episode also closes with three important facts about PTSD and addiction, breaking down how trauma fuels substance use, why identity loss is real, and why addiction is often the symptom — not the root.

If you’ve ever looked in the mirror and didn’t recognize yourself…

If you’ve ever stayed numb because feeling hurt too much…

If you’ve ever felt like you were slowly disappearing…

This episode is for you.

You’re not weak.

You’re not broken.

And you’re not alone.

WE IN THIS TOGETHER!

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Where stories of pain, survival, and healing finally get spoken.

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