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"Father"

When I was 4, you told me I'd never see you again and part of me wishes you would've kept your word. I allowed you back into my life (38 years later) only for you to abandon me all over again. This morning I woke up to multiple missed calls and voicemails from you. Not heard a single word in almost 2 years and now, in the middle of one random night, it's so damn important for you to talk to me. I'm left feeling guilty for not answering or calling you back, but I just can't do it. I can't keep opening my life and heart to people who are ok with abandoning me. I made my peace with my father a while ago, but that doesn't mean I'm obligated to have a relationship with him. He can sit with his choices, as cruel as that may sound. He had no problem abandoning me, afterall.

#MentalHealth #Depression #Anxiety #Trauma #ComplexPosttraumaticStressDisorder

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Brought to this message from a friend far away. Nothing in life is permanent. đŸ”„

Nothing in life is permanent. Starting anew with hope when everything is taken away or destroyed. Spontaneous combustion was the first suspect and although that’s not the case it sure does sum up the experience so far Something very profound is happening as we regain our sense of self, identity, home, stability and strength. It’s leaving survival mode and returning to ourselves inside our hearts and connections to others. It’s a new normal we’re building and learning as we go. But what I know is communication and connection isn’t possible when you are in survival mode. My energy is shifting and the ability to listen, learn, and communicate have somewhat returned. It’s been a drag. Too much self imposed anxiety and preoccupation with the actual fire and not enough on the now. But I guess that’s the healing process. Little by little. Sometimes alone sometimes with guidance. I’m grateful and everyday I pray for the grace of God to live in my soul and guide me. and all of the angels, saints, and deceased. Especially my mom who died on Easter. (đŸ€­so Italian to pray to the masses)#housefire #Grief #Loss #MentalHealth #ADHD #Pain #ComplexPosttraumaticStressDisorder

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Wish#CPTSD

I wish every time I felt attacked I could leave and blame https://others.I wish I had multiple people saying its not you, https://ever.I wish I could video tape the eye rolls, the sighs,the avoidance and https://hatred.I wish my life had someone who tried, talked and took action instead of being forced, bought and https://framed.I wish he had a complete transparency button, but it will never https://happen.I know his ego,pride and family have him https://now.I didn't have a chance, never https://did.And now, I definitely do not have a https://reason.He will frame me, set me up again and this time I know he will get meaner, uglier and they will blame ne, like they are https://now.I was accused of hiding, from what? I have put up with enough.Cruel, rude, mean, unhealthy, dysfunction, all over with no one wanting growth or https://resolve.Fake and hypocrisy all https://around.I spent an entire week hoping for it somehow some change, he couldn't wait.

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Wish#CPTSD

I wish every time I felt attacked I could leave and blame https://others.I wish I had multiple people saying its not you, https://ever.I wish I could video tape the eye rolls, the sighs,the avoidance and https://hatred.I wish my life had someone who tried, talked and took action instead of being forced, bought and https://framed.I wish he had a complete transparency button, but it will never https://happen.I know his ego,pride and family have him https://now.I didn't have a chance, never https://did.And now, I definitely do not have a https://reason.He will frame me, set me up again and this time I know he will get meaner, uglier and they will blame ne, like they are https://now.I was accused of hiding, from what? I have put up with enough.Cruel, rude, mean, unhealthy, dysfunction, all over with no one wanting growth or https://resolve.Fake and hypocrisy all https://around.I spent an entire week hoping for it somehow some change, he couldn't wait.

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I tend to be self-critical when...

When I enter new spaces or have new experiences, I’ve noticed habits that I’ve likely carried with me for most of my life. It’s challenging for me not to be overly self-critical, especially when I feel like I should already know something or need to learn it quickly. The perfectionism gets really loud when I’m just starting something, but I want to rewrite the script in my head and shift my expectations for myself during these transition seasons.

What about you? In what moments do you notice yourself being more self-critical?

Feel free to share your experiences below! âŹ‡ïž

#BipolarDepression #BipolarDisorder #PTSD #ComplexPosttraumaticStressDisorder #Schizophrenia #ADHD #Parenting #ChronicIllness #SchizoaffectiveDisorder #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #Anxiety #ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder #Depression #MentalHealth #Selfcare #EatingDisorders #CheckInWithMe

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Give space#CPTSD

It is difficult to let go of them and now https://her.I might take issues with the gossiping and two faceless but ut will never take away from the care for https://them.I genuinely care about others well being, their dreams, triumphs and their https://faults.All human responses today masked with some https://laughing.I am saddened by them https://there.She is a special person to me and so are the ones who were there for https://me.Someone Making fun and lies of it, is https://weird.I care for people who hate me.Okay, I get https://it.They cant say why and why would someone who hates me need to tell me anything,but thats fine, it will unfold naturally and Im sorry she never grew past it
, it is no different.

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Give space#CPTSD

It is difficult to let go of them and now https://her.I might take issues with the gossiping and two faceless but ut will never take away from the care for https://them.I genuinely care about others well being, their dreams, triumphs and their https://faults.All human responses today masked with some https://laughing.I am saddened by them https://there.She is a special person to me and so are the ones who were there for https://me.Someone Making fun and lies of it, is https://weird.I care for people who hate me.Okay, I get https://it.They cant say why and why would someone who hates me need to tell me anything,but thats fine, it will unfold naturally and Im sorry she never grew past it
, it is no different.

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When you're casually listening to music while doing a mundane task and a song starts playing that triggers a series of flashbacks that gives your nervous system jolt because you have complex PTSD from childhood trauma. That intense, heavy doom feeling that forms in your gut and snakes its way up to your heart before finally reaching your head. It hits you like a tidal wave and you have to grasp onto whatever you can or you just might float off into nothing. If you're lucky, nobody is around to see you unravel. The weird part is, there are really bad memories that intertwine with good and neutral ones, but the whole experience itself is so intense. It's embarrassing to say this because it makes me feel kind of weird and vulnerable, but the song is 'Kiss from a Rose' by Seal (stupid, I know). Just zaps me right back to Massachusetts where I was born and raised. I don't know... it's hard being a full grown adult and knowing that no matter what I do, this will never go away. It's a life sentence and I'm feeling it, so please excuse my less than chipper post this evening. Thanks for listening.

#ComplexPosttraumaticStressDisorder #PTSD #Trauma #Depression #Anxiety #MentalHealth

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