Leaf

This has definitely been said before I feel it in my left kidney but

The reason we can't distinct what's symptoms of autism/or quite frankly any neurodiversity and what's effects of trauma is because society has not produced a single not-traumatized neurodivergent person.

I go to seek a great perhaps.

~ Francois Rabelais

Absolutely relate

January depression just snuck up on me 😩 and in a few days I cleaned my home, body, and soul. I shed my skin of last year and am rejuvenated and ready to conquer my next step of growth.

What if I just started going by a different name and pronouns and had different likes and ideas and memories and opinions and presented differently and acted differently... but like I'm still me though... no I'm not a system at all...

YOOO just finished dishes let’s GOOOOO

Shout out to alters that do chores/household tasks for the body. You are heros ♡

shoutout to my therapist who, upon me telling her i didn’t like the word alter, started referring to my headmates as “my homies.” like “any updates on your homies? have you heard from your homies at all this week” she’s the only true plural ally

Rant

Just had an entire mental breakdon trying to figure out is Dissociative Amnesia was the same as Repressed Memories cause apparently repressed memories isnt a thing which sent me through a spiral because i thought i had repressed memories for me to find one fucking DSM article that says 'oh yeah Disociative Amnesia is basically repressed memories innit?'

IM GOING TO FUCKING LOOSE IT

Healing & Emotional Work Masterlist✨

these are all individual posts that I have written about my own journey with healing from an abusive childhood✨

Resources & Coping Skills✨

How To Find The Right Therapist For You

How To Stay Organized & Make Your Appointments Through Dissociation Fogs

Recognizing Abuse: Emotional Takeovers 

Recognizing Abuse: Parentification

Recognizing Abuse: Triangulation

Redefining respect after abuse

How to recognize when you need to set a boundary

Sexual boundaries & things to know before getting into a relationship

Love vs obsession

Coping with overwhelming feelings, flashbacks, & memories 

Healthy Coping Skills & Activities for Releasing Anger & Other Negative Emotions 

Understanding grounding & dissociation on a deeper level

how to actually feel ur feelings 

how to tolerate being alone with your thoughts

when showering & hygiene is too hard

how to set better goals

What the heck is emotional work?✨

Healthier ways to communicate

The root of all healing work (tldr it's ur childhood 🎉)

Attachment theory healing (codependency, enmeshment, & BPD FP attachment)

Attachment & abandonment wounds (BPD FP)

In order to heal you must grieve

What is "inner child healing"?

How to be kinder with yourself

Unlearn what they taught you

Reframe your anger

Reframe the process of moving on

Focus on what you can control

Affirmations & things you need to hear (just trust me)✨

affirmations for reclaiming your voice around authority figures

affirmations for RSD

affirmations for feeling ur feelings

affirmations for healing codependency & attachment (BPD FP)

things I wish I knew before I started healing

things your inner child needs to hear

you are normal

slow down and take a deep breath

you can move now. you are safe.

yes it was that bad

you need to hear this (trust me)

How to start healing? Start with the truth✨

the very first hard reality you need to face 

the second hard reality that's gonna hit you like a train 

the third and worst hard reality there is

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Looking forward to updating the list as we grow 🪴

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