Exhaustion From Knowing What’s Coming? My Experience Yesterday. (Your Advice Is Very Welcome)

Thank you. :black_heart: Reflecting on everything I’ve been through, it’s clear to me that all those experiences have shaped me into who I am today. Honestly, even if I could, I’m not sure I’d go back and change any of it.

It’s a bit like what Sophie Turner said about Sansa Stark at the end of the series, and I remember she caught a lot of flak for that. But really, what’s the alternative? To just wither away under the weight of our past experiences, letting every little reminder chip away at us? That just sounds downright miserable. :slightly_frowning_face:

I see life as this complex, messy journey where every step, stumble, and leap contributes to the story. It’s not about erasing the parts that hurt or pretending they didn’t happen, but embracing the whole thing – the good and the bad – and recognising how it all contributes to the unique individuals we become. I think that’s what Sophie was getting at with Sansa – acknowledging her journey, with all its trials and tribulations, as essential to her character’s strength and resilience.


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With a “Yo, Ho, Ho” and a bottle of rum. :laughing:

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@starborn That’s a beautiful and good way to look at life. Love you :sparkling_heart:

There’s a fight for the rum, me, Loki and Baron. Will have to buy a load :joy:

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This is what I always called keeping life and memory sacred. I’ve been finding out that narcissists hate that. It makes us immune to them.

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I saw a psychologist to work through my horrible past. She was opening boxes in my brain I’d put away and locked up. It was making my life worse. I was angry all the time. Not just mad angry but irate angry. I was depressed and suicidal again. So I decided that it was better to put those boxes back and lock them up again and go back to forgetting all that happened. Since I locked it away again, I have become a almost constant happy person with no anger issues and no depression or suicidal thoughts.

I hope psychological treatment is helping you instead of making it worse. It does help my daughter, I guess I was one of the unlucky ones there. :purple_heart:

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I’m sorry yours didn’t work out for you. I get that society can sometimes push this idea of therapy on us like it’s meant to be some kind of miracle cure, but I think that’s wrong. It’s not going to work for everyone and the industry really needs to accept that. But I’m glad you were able to find your way back to somewhere that felt safe afterwards. Being in those dark places is difficult, to say the least… I’ve been there, too. :people_hugging:

My journey took about a decade in total. I’ve seen about 8 different psychologists and psychiatrists over the course of my adult life and they’re definitely not all made equal. Some were useless, some were helpful, some may have even been harmful. But I’m fortunate that I have been able to emerge the other side, no longer needing to see any. :black_heart:

It was rough, though. Firstly, I had to break through the layers of denial. That the things that happened to me weren’t my fault, but bad things done by others. Shouldering the blame myself was so much more simple and allowed me to be depressed and hate myself instead of facing how terrible some people can be. Hating myself was convenient as it allowed me to indulge in whatever I felt like because there was no perceived hope for myself, anyway. No reason I should try to be better.

Secondly was working through all these revelations and the feelings they brought forth. I was angry for a while. Angry at how insensitive other people could be that they could hurt another like that, angry at how little people care about each other, angry at the lack of support I received. It made me hypersensitive to any perceived threat for a while, too. But fortunately, this did not last more than a few years. Otherwise, I may have gotten into some real trouble, as I was quite self-destructive during this period, too.

Thirdly, I suppose I just accepted it all. I took the lessons for the future and threw the rest out the window. I can’t even be angry about anything specific from the past even when I try (and I have tried a few times). I don’t know what pushed me into this phase, to be honest. I wish I knew, because if I did, I would write a short book about achieving it and give it to the world for free.

That being said, if I ever do figure it out, I still will share it. But for now, I can only grasp as straws. And I’m not “done” with this phase as I still have quite a ways to go. But it’s much easier than the last phase, for which I’m grateful.

But now the onus of bettering myself falls entirely to me. I don’t have any obvious issues that need fixing. Just the smaller ones. That can lead to complacency. Thus, I surround myself with people who make me want to strive to be better regardless. To be a better person today than I was yesterday. :black_heart:

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I don’t know if you or @georgia have the option, but I can message my doctors for free through their portal. They are all in the same network. Of course that doesn’t include other costs, but it might be a place to start. I really hope you have options like that.

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I agree with you there and also about trauma from the past.

I also choose not to let my disease bring me down! I don’t want to wither away! I choose to live my life with joy and love! :purple_heart:

I say I have no regrets except smoking. I almost quit last year, then I was diagnosed. I knew I would fail after that. Ironically my respiratory therapist says do what I want given my prognosis! :laughing: There went my motivation :rofl:

I’m fortunate to have the same therapist for almost 10 years! I’m sorry @Mystique it didn’t work out for you :people_hugging:

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I am so happy you broke through that dark space and have become who you are today. Even tho I just know you from what I’ve seen in here, I think you are an amazingly strong woman.

I’m kinda in the same space. Just want to be better than I was yesterday. I haven’t totally forgotten and definitely have not forgiven but have left it behind me and don’t dwell on it any longer.

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Thank you @Sivonnah I’m just glad I was able to figure things out on my own.

It is so wonderful to see you so positive. I’m sure all days are not like that. But many people in your position would have just given up and deteriorated away.

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Oh, I’ve seen that on some apps in the US when I was researching it a few years ago. Never thought I’d need it here back then. :thinking: I’ll have a look into it. :black_heart:

Good point… :sweat_smile: All the usual scare tactics aren’t going to work on you.

Aww. You are too kind~ Thank you. :black_heart:

Understandable. :black_heart:

I think to forgive means something different to many different people, and sometimes that can make people worry about us when we say we won’t forgive. I get that they mean well, because no one wants someone they care about to suffer, but it’s not always so negative.

For me, if I’m forgiving someone, I’m giving my trust back to them. Which means I’m not going to forgive people who do horrible things so easily, if at all, depending on what it was. Meanwhile, I think by some definitions, to not forgive means to carry this constant anger within us. But that’s not the case, at least, for me – I think to carry that anger is a different thing entirely. We can choose not to forgive without becoming angry and miserable at the same time.

Anyway, sorry for the ramble. I’m clearly still working through all the information I’m learning and I’ve barely scratched the surface of witchy wisdom. :laughing:

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Yes @starborn ! Forgiveness means the same to me. I’m not carrying around anger anymore, I just will never hand over trust to these people again.

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@starborn I agree that it should like your psychic abilities are tuned in. Also I am wondering if you are experiencing any nervous system dysregulation. IE, anxiety, racing heart or hypervigilance.
@david12 When I have a vision of something bad happening or thinking I am going to get into an accident. I try to pause and ask my guides if I should wait. And then if they say yes. I do and if I don’t get an answer I will burn up the thought or make it explode or destroy it in some way so I it does not become a reality.

I sometimes have a mix of psychic abilities but I am also having nervous system dysregulation from being triggered. I also have CPTSD. I am not sure if you have this experience too. I find if my nervous system is too revved up and I am having psychic visions it can be really draining.

Do you think that you have long COVID? Cause this can cause long term nervous system dysregulation. If you do. It is important to practice energy medicine, breathing techniques, visualizations and meditation when you feel off. And then please get an assessment from a DR.

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None of those things. Although, it’s interesting that you mention the other things.

I do (or did) have some form of PTSD. The psychologist who was working with me at the time and made me realise I had PTSD said it was too much for her to handle and referred me on to others with more experience in that area, hence me getting the Victims Services support from there on. She helped me fill out the forms to get Victims Services support, and I remember we had to submit an event that showed me as a victim (or former victim) who needed such support. I asked her what she recommended putting, given everything that I had told her. She instantly listed like five different things, and I think I saw my world shatter in real time as I hadn’t actually realised that some of them even counted as abuse (as opposed to “people just being assholes”).

I also had “long COVID,” according to the doctors who couldn’t figure anything out. I spent five months seeing different doctors and specialists, and getting different tests done, only for them to say it’s long COVID and I would just have to wait until it’s over, if it’s ever over.

Looking at the symptoms of nervous system dysregulation, I see there are some that I have, but because of ADHD and ASD. Like the concentration and sensory stimuli things.

P.S. I love this quote I found in the blog section of your website:

Avoiding your triggers isn’t healing. Healing happens when you are triggered and you move through the pain, the pattern, and the story and walk your way into a different ending ~Vienna Pharaon

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Look into using this resource for help with nervous system dysregulation:
Heart Math Free Courses for Heart Coherence
There have been really good research on these tools helping with PTSD and long COVID. I use them with my clients. I’ll let you know when I write new blog posts with more nervous system regulation. Also look into Accessing The Healing Power Of The Vagus Nerve: Self-Help Exercises For Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, And Autism by

Stanley Rosenberg and Stephen W Porges and Benjamin Shield

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I once heard that forgiving means deciding that it doesn’t matter anymore. If this is true, moving on with your life is a form of forgiveness. Good job. Keep up the good work! :smiling_face:

I tend to put the trust in with never forgetting. I refuse to trust them again- ever. Yet I can still decide my life continues in another direction without them. I don’t have to trust them if I leave them behind to wallow in their own mess.

I guess it all varies with each person’s definitions.

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Thanks. I found an epub copy and will have a look.

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@starborn I am so glad you found a copy of it and you had a professional who was helpful and kind. You deserve that!

@Mystique I am so sorry that you got a bad therapist/ psychologist. I have had that experience too. I was very traumatized by several. It made me unwilling to work on my trauma for at least 5 years. It wasn’t until I was having chronic pain for 7 years that I felt ready to open my boxes. . I still didn’t get any relief from it until i did a large combination of types of physical treatments, engery work, EMDR and two rounds of psychedelic assisted therapy and parts work. I have finally gotten relief in the past tqo months. I feel so blessed.We all have our own path and journey

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I found this, thought I’d share as it covers some of the side effects of Psychic energy.








Sorry my screenshots are a bit sloppy :person_shrugging:. Hope it’s helpful :joy::sparkling_heart:

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Ooh. Thank you. :black_heart:

I hunted down the source because I wanted to read more. :laughing:

Got it. :wink:

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Thank you @celineelise I have had issues with multiple therapists/psychiatrists/psychologists. For me the answer was getting back into meditation, yoga and witchcraft. Everything is still boxed up but it never comes to light anymore. I’m finally happy. I still have my chronic pain (fibromyalgia and migraines) but I have learned to work through them and be happy even when they are there.

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