BlogHide Resteemsbreakeverychain (28)in dissociation • 7 years agoHealing the Limbic SystemFor as long as I have been journaling, I have been experiencing this pain on the lower left side of my brain that I visualize as a sort of black hole. It has been my theory that if I could find a…breakeverychain (28)in dissociation • 7 years agoToo Much and Not EnoughSo I decided to make a creative writing journal prompt. I thought it might help me to talk about other parts of myself if I could place them as characters of a story. The prompt is: You have…breakeverychain (28)in dissociation • 7 years agoDissociationA lot has been coming up for me that is forcing me to deal with my dissociative processes more than usual. I have known about them for years, but sometimes I feel like I have found a successful way…breakeverychain (28)in cooking • 7 years agoMy True SelfWhen I was younger, I remember someone saying something about how being a teenager was about finding your own identity. I don't know why this stuck out to me so much, but it was what I used to…breakeverychain (28)in healing • 7 years agoLearning to Program"Programming" is one of the words used to describe the abuse I experienced in the aftermath that has always made me feel crazy. I know the rationale for this, and it makes sense to me.…breakeverychain (28)in abuse • 7 years agoMemory ContaminationI remember when I read about memory contamination in Kathleen Sullivan's book Unshackled. She suggested that when a person was in the process of recovery, which is also called deprogramming in this…breakeverychain (28)in ptsd • 7 years agoClove and Other Essential OilsSo, I have been trying to alleviate symptoms of PTSD and other aches and pains that seem to be a consequence of the experience of abuse for years. In addition to this, I am continually trying to…breakeverychain (28)in therapy • 7 years agoCraftsy UnlimitedThe website Craftsy is having a special this weekend where you can watch all of their instructional videos for free. I am super excited. I started to crochet a couple years ago, and I have found…breakeverychain (28)in abuse • 7 years agoWhere are We Now?I was trying to research how large of a presence ritual abuse survivors have on the internet yesterday. I found several blogs. There are several sites with resources. The experience project had…breakeverychain (28)in ritual • 7 years agoPrivacyWhat does it mean to have privacy? I don't know that I always have the answer to this question. Sometimes I feel guilty if I am not sharing every minor detail about myself. I guess this is normal…breakeverychain (28)in ritual • 7 years agoDo Whatever It TakesJournaling has been one of the most effective ways to overcome the abuse I experienced in the past. Things that I still can't say out loud, I can say on paper. Although, even then it has been an…
