Just a lot of gentle ((hugs)) shared with you. Pour it all out here. My journal has kept me alive over these past several months. I find I am now coping with mental illness from surviving so much trauma but it is only an \'odd\' feeling and may be simply that I am so exhausted and ill form my disability.
Be very gentle with yourself and know whatever you\'re feeling is \'normal\'. I think that is the hardest part of coping with trauma is we often feel \'not\' normal. I never knew coping alone with severe disability could be a death sentence. I somehow always thought good support was certainly available for such people but I now know better. It has been very scary at times going it alone. To have to endure the loss of child I simply don\'t see that as something to \'get over\' as it is so completely against the design of life and our expectations. Yes, just pour it all out.
Just finished reading your green smiley today on Monday so I\'m with Karen and I will take it any day of the week. :) There\'s no place like home and you had quite an adventure. Take care of you and continued healing for all. Hugs, Joanie
I sometimes post my Green Smiley early too...and it\'s not done by accident as that\'s just when I feel like I wanna post it lol! I commented on it...just keep writing, no matter when it\'s \"due\"!!!
Love+Hugs, Donna
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Just a lot of gentle ((hugs)) shared with you. Pour it all out here. My journal has kept me alive over these past several months. I find I am now coping with mental illness from surviving so much trauma but it is only an \'odd\' feeling and may be simply that I am so exhausted and ill form my disability.
Be very gentle with yourself and know whatever you\'re feeling is \'normal\'. I think that is the hardest part of coping with trauma is we often feel \'not\' normal. I never knew coping alone with severe disability could be a death sentence. I somehow always thought good support was certainly available for such people but I now know better. It has been very scary at times going it alone. To have to endure the loss of child I simply don\'t see that as something to \'get over\' as it is so completely against the design of life and our expectations. Yes, just pour it all out.
:-) Patricia
We all need some wine and a late night now and again.....actually often for my part! Enjoy that day off....
Wishing you a peaceful 2012 ~ Joanna
Just finished reading your green smiley today on Monday so I\'m with Karen and I will take it any day of the week. :) There\'s no place like home and you had quite an adventure. Take care of you and continued healing for all. Hugs, Joanie
Happy New Year dear friend and thank you for the kind words on my journal. Terry
You can always have two green smiley days in a row. I think that would be fantastic. Love to you. Robin
I sometimes post my Green Smiley early too...and it\'s not done by accident as that\'s just when I feel like I wanna post it lol! I commented on it...just keep writing, no matter when it\'s \"due\"!!!
Love+Hugs, Donna