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What does healing look like?

faithtofly
faithtofly
So this is what Healing IS going to look for me,and I say IS because healing WILL happen for me.

I am going to be peaceful,relaxed,I will be educated.I will be stronger,Because I know I am not weak.I will be able to feel and express emotion and there will be no fear. I will say words that I have been so afraid to say and be comfortable with them.I will sleep peacefully .My dreams will be good dreams.I will be smoke free.I will never cut myself again.I will look back on my past and I will know that what happened was not my fault and I would actully believe it,because that is what i am told.I will know that not everything is only temparary not everyone is going to leave me.I will be able to call my mom one day and feel okay when I get off the phone.I will feel safe.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n--pDOgl3rY&feature=related
Community LeaderMid
Mid
Even when we are stressed, we can still be healing, and you're on the right path to healing!
Hurrah for you!
deleted_user
deleted_user
Hi faith, you have a beautiful vision of self love and how to be your own advocate. Your vision is definitely a sure step on the road to recovery. I also liked the music. Peace.
deleted_user
deleted_user
wow! beautiful peice of writing! u've got talent!
deleted_user
deleted_user
*piece
faithtofly
faithtofly
Thank you. i, the idea was from my therapist.She told me if you dont know what healing looks like for you, how will you know when you get there? What does it look like for you. She told me not to add "I wont" and "I dont" they are negative words but positive "I will" I am"
I think it good for us all to make a plan for what it looks like to be healed from this.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Faithtofly,
that is an awesome step toward healing. Speak it into exsitence. Good for you! Thanks for posting this.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Healing is when you wake up from peaceful night of sleep and look forward to your day. Because your day is full of friends and plans and a job you excel in. Healing is when the past stays in the past. When you are so busy in the present there is no room for the past. Healing is when you are not afraid of the future because you are looking forward to your life. best of luck to you you sound great!
faithtofly
faithtofly
that sounds awesome moon.:)
onlyup
onlyup
I like what you said it is right too. Healing is from deep within and it is awesome to feel peace when it comes.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Stay hopeful and keep looking ahead and you will have a good life. Do not listen to anyone that may discourage you. Stay away from negative people. My life 5 yrs after trauma is a life that is so good better than the one before the trauma. And I had a blessed life pre trauma. I thought for a long time that what happened to me would destroy me but what I lost was replaced with better dreams better people. I cannot believe how I am blessed. have faith.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Beautiful... and so it will be!! You have to have the vision before it can happen. You are right that you will be healed...you are already on the road to healing. Keep speaking these words until they are reality!
deleted_user
deleted_user
It gets easier and you acquire knowledge and the tools to manage your ptsd. You will have more good days than dreadful ones. I see how much beauty is in my life now. Dont ever resign yourself to a mediocre life. We are all given a second chance at a life. So tired of reading the negative posts on ds at times. I want to read about the success after being in recovery for ptsd.
mysooners
mysooners
Healing is a smile when you look in a mirror
deleted_user
deleted_user
and liking what you see.for me laughing again is the biggest inidicator of healing.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I've been in so much pain all my life people would tell me to "just smile." I used to loathe people who told me to smile. Now smiles are the best part of life.
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