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Radical Acceptance is hard! # #CPTSD #ADHD #AutismSpectrumDisorder #auadhd

Realizing everything is a lie.

I have to accept that my family of origin may say they love me.

They do not know how to show or express love.

To make it worse they, including me are way too emotionally immature.

Yes I can blame my parents, but then I will have to blame my grand parents plus all the generations before them. Blame society, and my culture. The lie has been the trying to live to an ideal that is impossible and only brings suffering and misery.

When I the youngest did not fall in line with the "program" I have been gaslighted and scapegoated, in my case, since birth.

At 57 I am only coming to realize all my suffering and misery was because no one else had the courage to challenge the debilitating status quo.

I could go into all the evidence of how I have been treated. But the status quo cannot survive if my perspective and reality is accepted as truth.

I have to be a lie so everybody else can stay in their own delusions.

I am expendable to suffer in silence and isolation.

All to allow everyone else the comfort they deem more important than my sanity.

I am slowly being killed in front of everyone and no one cares.

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Radical Acceptance is hard! # #CPTSD #ADHD #AutismSpectrumDisorder #auadhd

Realizing everything is a lie.

I have to accept that my family of origin may say they love me.

They do not know how to show or express love.

To make it worse they, including me are way too emotionally immature.

Yes I can blame my parents, but then I will have to blame my grand parents plus all the generations before them. Blame society, and my culture. The lie has been the trying to live to an ideal that is impossible and only brings suffering and misery.

When I the youngest did not fall in line with the "program" I have been gaslighted and scapegoated, in my case, since birth.

At 57 I am only coming to realize all my suffering and misery was because no one else had the courage to challenge the debilitating status quo.

I could go into all the evidence of how I have been treated. But the status quo cannot survive if my perspective and reality is accepted as truth.

I have to be a lie so everybody else can stay in their own delusions.

I am expendable to suffer in silence and isolation.

All to allow everyone else the comfort they deem more important than my sanity.

I am slowly being killed in front of everyone and no one cares.

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Job Talk Virtual Support Group! 4th Friday of the month, 5:30pm to 7pm ET.

Job Talk virtual support group is for peer support and professional guidance for individuals with any employment-related issue.

💻 If you'd like more information or would like to join, you can find the link here. Virtual groups are every 4th Friday of the month, 5:30pm to 7pm Eastern Standard Time. Closed captioning is available:
naminycmetro.org/programs/job-talk

If you have any questions, feel free to comment below!

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

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Trauma is not the hero of our tale. What happened to us is only part of the story, and it’s not even the most important part. The real story is in the living, the recovering, and the thriving. Not what happened to me but what we’re turning it into. This is not a piteous origin story, this is the happily-ever-after.

#Trauma #Recovery #MentalHealth #PTSD #ComplexPosttraumaticStressDisorder #DissociativeIdentityDisorder

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#CPTSD emotional dreams, outgrow survival strategies

Lately there are many nights full of emotional dreams. Last night I woke up at 1 am and 4 am.
The dreams mirrored my survival strategies. Growing into selfcare decissions rather than survival strategies, is a full-time-job.
I'm feeling like there's no energy left.

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#CPTSD emotional dreams, outgrow survival strategies

Lately there are many nights full of emotional dreams. Last night I woke up at 1 am and 4 am.
The dreams mirrored my survival strategies. Growing into selfcare decissions rather than survival strategies, is a full-time-job.
I'm feeling like there's no energy left.

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Virtual Wellness Chats! Every Friday, 1 to 2 PM ET

Wellness Chats is a place for anyone who needs to connect.
Share how you’re handling life these days – your wellness, your mood…the good, the not-so-good, and the in-between.
People with mental illness, their family members, and anyone else who wants to give and get emotional support is welcome to attend.

💻 If you'd like more information or would like to join, you can find the link here. Virtual groups are every Friday, 1 to 2 PM Eastern Standard Time. Closed captioning is available: naminycmetro.org/programs/wellness-chats

If you have any questions, feel free to comment below!

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

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#Trauma #CPTSD #traumabond
This morning, I talked to AI, when this picture appeared. I thought what a more precise word for integration can I find. AI showed me the word untangle along with this graphic. So I created this piece of art.

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#Trauma #CPTSD #traumabond
This morning, I talked to AI, when this picture appeared. I thought what a more precise word for integration can I find. AI showed me the word untangle along with this graphic. So I created this piece of art.

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Describe what a "safe space" looks and feels like to you.

Hi Mighties! 🌟

Let's talk about the safe spaces in our lives today. Whether it’s a physical place you visit or a mental space you retreat to for regulation, share what that safe space looks and feels like to you.

Is it a room filled with your favorite things, or an image you create in your head? Is it sitting or talking with a therapist or other mental health professional? Maybe it’s being out in nature, whether in a park or your backyard. Are you with anyone? What do you see, smell, hear, and feel?

For me, it’s when I’m alone in my bedroom with the door closed. It’s quiet, and my stuffed animals are around me. I watch my favorite show or dive into an interesting topic, I have my favorite snack and squishy fidget toy.

What about you? Describe your safe space.

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

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