Which mantra would be most beneficial for a specific recovery situation?

# Which mantra would be most beneficial for my specific recovery situation? I'm a college student dealing with eating disorder patterns, childhood trauma, and social isolation. Currently in therapy + medication, but want to add a daily mantra practice as complementary support. **Background on my struggles:** - **Eating patterns**: Cycles of restriction → binge → shame that developed during adolescence. Food was used as both comfort and expression of care in my family, but within an otherwise difficult dynamic. - **Past trauma**: Experienced physical discipline/violence during childhood for minor mistakes. Still have nightmares and hypervigilance. Even though family relationships have improved significantly, I struggle to trust the changes are permanent. - **Current state**: Social isolation, constant threat-detection mode, negative self-talk patterns. Eating episodes get triggered by perceived social rejection or academic stress. I find myself scanning environments for potential threats. - **Spiritual background**: Currently practicing with a local Plum Village group (Thich Nhat Hanh tradition), so I'm already in the Zen/Mahayana space. **The three mantras I'm considering:** 1. **Om Mani Padme Hum** - Compassion cultivation 2. **Medicine Buddha mantra** - Healing focused 3. **Green Tara mantra** - Protection from fears **My question**: Given my specific trauma pattern (broken safety/protection system leading to hypervigilance and self-hatred), which mantra would likely have the most therapeutic benefit? I think Green Tara would be beneficial for my core issue of feeling fundamentally unsafe in the world, which then triggers the binge cycles when I perceive social threats. But I also wonder if the self-compassion work of Om Mani Padme Hum might be more foundational. Has anyone with similar trauma/eating disorder patterns found one of these particularly helpful? I know this isn't a substitute for therapy - just looking for what might work best as a complementary daily practice. **Note**: I'm already doing weekly therapy + SSRI medication + daily mindfulness meditation. The part in the 12 Step program where you are specifically required to trust in a "higher power" inspired me that maybe I need something like this to. So I wonder if there's anything within the Buddhist framework that could fill that gap. I'm worried about sectarian conflict, though. Is it even okay to practice these Tibetan chants if I'm practicing in a modernized, engaged, mindfulness-focused version of Vietnamese Zen?