Saturday, December 9, 2023

Trauma Recovery: Day 69

 



The key points on your trauma recovery journey:

  • Courageously faced all painful memories and sensations without numbing
  • Sat with intense discomfort and panic attacks during processing
  • Developed new neural pathways and coping tools
  • Choose not to remain stuck analyzing the past
  • Focus now is nurturing present relationships and moving forward
  • Lingering body sensations require patience and care, not fear
  • Physiological catch-up to psychological gains simply takes time after decades of abuse
  • Have strong connection with wife and kids now
  • Mother is no longer enmeshed, just casual contact
  • Recovery has armed me with enough strength that residual symptoms don't control me
  • Authentic forgiveness is still unfolding organically
  • Refuse to let trauma define my narrative going forward
  • By fully grieving, can integrate growth and actualize resilience
  • Testimony aims to uplift others stuck in stage one denial and bargaining

The keys are embracing fluid growth, nurturing relationships, and progress over perfection.

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