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You're not less worthy or lovable when you struggle, & people who make you feel like you are do not have a role in your recovery.
February 2, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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...most liked skeet...
January 30, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Remember, progress in trauma recovery is very often not obvious. We tend not to notice the incremental rerouting of neural pathways & behavioral reflexes until they add up.

Don't assume that because you can't see or feel it today, it's not happening-- just stay consistent.
January 25, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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After trauma, we literally can't just "move on like nothing happened." If we try to continue functioning w/o acknowledging & caring for our injury, we're gonna do more damage-- like trying to keep walking on a broken leg. Denial & "good attitude" can't replace a cast & crutches.
January 26, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Remember: we can't heal ourselves & bail on ourselves at the same time.

Also remember: Trauma Brain is real good at disguising opportunities to bail on ourselves as super inviting & soothing opportunities for relief & escape.

Stay sharp. Remember what we're doing here.
January 24, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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I'll spoil the suspense: you're not "ready" for recovery. None of us are, at first. We have programming & conditioning designed to keep us isolated & miserable.

EVERY successful recovery was committed to way before the survivor in question was "ready." Every one. Including me.
January 24, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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...plans > goals...
December 30, 2024 at 10:01 PM
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Remember that perfectionism is a tool of trauma programming. It's a bullsh*t distraction from messy, incremental, realistic improvement. F*ck ups & course corrections are how we realistically learn & grow at ANYTHING-- especially trauma recovery. Embrace the mess. Mess is friend.
December 29, 2024 at 4:16 PM
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...the trendening...
December 29, 2024 at 8:32 PM
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With the roaming buffs, Mantle of battle harmony and Agers Spector is actually a helluva lot better!
youtu.be/0ox7y1G26JI - Watch Here!
#DESTINY2 #DESTINYTHEGAME
Warlocks DOMINATE with Prismatic Mantle Build in Destiny 2
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December 22, 2024 at 10:23 PM
December 23, 2024 at 4:30 PM
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...free fallin...
December 21, 2024 at 9:38 PM
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...maybe I should put a wreath up or something...
December 20, 2024 at 10:18 PM
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We can't control the future-- which we survivors f*cking *love* being reminded of, let me tell you-- but we have our most realistic shot at INFLUENCING it by focusing on habits, systems, strategies, & tools.

I don't believe in therapy "magic." I believe in recovery discipline.
December 21, 2024 at 2:29 AM
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Trauma recovery self-talk sounds like, "I hate this reaction & I don't understand it-- but I choose to believe it makes sense somehow. I refuse to shame or abandon myself."

Sound cringe? That's because Trauma Brain doesn't want you talking to yourself w/ supportive realism.
December 21, 2024 at 2:14 PM
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The people I know who are most successful in their trauma and/or addiction recovery wake up every day & remind themselves that they are beginners in this whole "recovery" thing-- even after years-- & they're never "too smart" or "too experienced" to go back to basics.
December 15, 2024 at 12:05 AM
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We do not work a successful trauma recovery by accident. Every sustainable trauma recovery begins w/ a daily reaffirmation that my life will prioritize my values, my goals, my needs, & my safety-- & an acknowledgment that doing so will not be easy, but it will be worth it.
December 13, 2024 at 2:48 AM
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December 13, 2024 at 2:41 PM
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Every time a new tool, skill, or philosophy is introduced to us, Trauma Brain is gonna give us 1,392 reasons why it "won't work" & we "shouldn't even try" it & why anyone suggesting we give it a shot "doesn't get it."

Remember: Trauma Brain is not "objective."
December 10, 2024 at 9:23 PM
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...your friend commented on a post...
December 9, 2024 at 5:33 PM
Service Dog application completed and medical board meets in January. I can make it till then, meanwhile Still dealing with coming out of the mental health closet ... who knew 😅
December 8, 2024 at 6:21 PM

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August 9, 2024 at 12:04 AM
Got confused, recounted ... day 59, she's doing ok
July 18, 2024 at 1:18 PM
Day 50
July 11, 2024 at 2:22 PM
Day 43 was rough since I had a migraine but she is here... by my side... she's the best
July 4, 2024 at 12:54 AM