Healing
Healing is a process. Just like when you suffer PHYSICAL trauma, PSYCHOLOGICAL wounds require treatment and TIME to heal. Most healing can not be done without shedding a few tears. Probably the most important things I've learned about the healing process following childhood sexual, physical, emotional and ritualistic abuse are these:
Be patient with yourself and the process!There is no prescribed time table for this type of healing.It takes as long as it takes!It's counter-productive to beat yourself up if healing seemsto be taking a long period of time or you have an occasionalset back.Everyone is unique!Even identical twins (like me) will not take the same pathon their journey to "wholeness."It's healthy to celebrate your uniqueness.You don't need to remember everything about your abuse or trauma to make enormous strides in your recovery.You don't have to go it alone!There are awesome, trained, caring professionals out therewho can help you along the way.Your heavenly Father loves you and is there for you.HAVE FAITH!If you keep working, IT WILL GET BETTER!Even after very heinous abuse, torture and/or trauma it ispossible to come out of the shadows of despair in to the sunlight where you can blossom and grow as a healthy person.EVERY human being is VALUABLE and WORTHWHILE by nature!You DON'T have to DO anything to be precious or worthyof happiness--You already ARE!If you choose not to work at recovery and healing from pasthurts, you are still a worthwhile individual.Learning to let go of your past and forgive your abuser(s) is probably the most difficult of all, but it is ultimately attainable.Holding on to past rage, grief and fear ONLY HURTS YOU!As hard as it is to realize, your abuser(s) have moved on.Hanging on to the past allows your abuser(s) to still havepower over you! LETTING GO AND FORGIVING, GIVES YOU BACK YOUR POWER!
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The Healing section of this Web site will be by far the largest. I want to share therapy techniques that have worked well for me, but more importantly, I want to include information that benefits YOU! This section will be a work in progress as I add more material in response to YOUR needs.
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