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Yesterday was not a good day. It was like the flood gates opend. All the abuse I endured came rushing back. One flash back after another all I could do is cry and cry. I have pushed those horrible images away for so long. But last night they all came back. Its very scary. I know I have to work thru all this but it is hard and I am just wantto feel better. I just want peace of mind that verything will be okay.
Posted on 11/04/09, 08:11 am |
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hi...nothing is gauranteed in life, but it seems you have the determination to succeed, and that is wonderful.
there are meds you could take to help with the nightmares, and i'd suggest a good counsellor to help. i'm sorry you're feeling all this at once. it must be really overwhelming. 
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Sorry to hear of your suffering. I tried to push away and avoid my intrusive thoughts. They would just invade my mind and would not stop. The harder mI tried to push them away the stronger they became. It was like someone said on a golf course to not pay attention to the lake to the right on the next shot. What happens, you can only think of that damn water.
Experience tells us that insanity is expecting a different result while behaving the same way constantly. Try something different. The phrase what you resist pesists is very direct and accurate in this context. When you drop your resistance and truly accept these thought as your own you will notice a difference. All that flailing and avoidance relax and you open up to observing your own mind and thoughts. You will find out that these thoughts are not dangerous and see how your mind works. We ae not our thoughts. We are all so much more and all joined by common links of nature. If you would try mindfulness and acceptance everyday you might notice a difference. It is something new.
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Everything will be okay......the only thing is it takes time. You'll get there though. Big hugs x
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My heart goes out to you as you feel the hard and scarey feelings. I wish that there was another way to heal, but it seems that we have to face the strong emotions before we can move toward healing. I repressed my feelings for a long time, but the issues still came out in other ways. I hurt either way, but the way toward healing is the hard, gut-wrenching facing of feelings of pain, anger, etc...
I hope that it helps that you are not alone and have somewhere to come for support and understanding. I just want to feel better too! And I want peace of mind that everything will be okay. Reaching out is a good step. I'm sending you a heart-felt hug and offer you my hand along the way as someone who knows pain and hates it in all of our lives. Take good care of yourself. Do something extra nice for you and know that you are cared about. Blessings, Ann
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