Tag: recovery

Inner compass

To my friends out there who’ve been psychiatrically diagnosed and subsequently medicated, who’ve gone on to realize the story of “mental illness needing life-long pharmaceutical treatment” isn’t for you, who’ve decided to come off your meds and leave behind those labels, and who’ve then been told by those with professional degrees who’ve never been psychiatrically diagnosed or medicated themselves that your struggles in withdrawal are in your head, or a sign that you’re not strong enough, or a manifestation of chosen victimhood, or a “relapse” of “mental illness,” I want to say this:

You are the only person in the entire world who has the right and the ability to define your internal truth. There is no one else– no matter the letters after their name, the prestigious institutions in which they’ve studied, the articulateness with which they speak their words, the platform upon which they stand– who has that right, or the power to decide for you what your pain means, and whether it’s valid, and what you should do about it.

I must add this, as well: there is no way– NO WAY– to come anywhere close to grasping the depth and intensity and profundity and duration of the pain caused by taking and coming off psychiatric drugs unless you have taken and come off them, yourself.

Never let anyone try to convince you otherwise.

Brothers and sisters, trust your inner compass. There is no one out there who knows better than you do, yourself, what your pain means, what you need to do in response to it, or who you are.

❤ and ✊

Mad in America; Brainstorm

Mad in America, in collaboration with Usorum, is creating an exciting new space on our site where the collective wisdom of lived experience can be shared about specific topics important to our community.

This initiative called Brainstorm provides the Mad in America community an opportunity to “offer better options for those who are struggling, and to create new solutions for quality of life.”

This first brainstorm, which will be open for one week from October 2 to October 9, will address this question: “Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal: If this has worked for you, what helped?” Find out how to join the discussion! https://www.madinamerica.com/usorum/

How to Begin Healing from Childhood Sexual Abuse?

Many have approached me regarding the aftermath of childhood sexual abuse they grapple with. The effects can be manifold, often tracing back to this type of trauma in ways one wouldn’t initially realize. Among the adult consequences of childhood sexual abuse are:
— Read on esztersweeklyelephant.substack.com/p/how-to-begin-healing-from-childhood-sexual-abuse-b31e8d6dfe88

Bella Luna – No walking it backwards ; Upgrades

I have received so much guidance on this that I know I must

release , more from my life , and accept that it could be forever .

Hardly supportive , positive or healing , much the opposite , and

noting words , with no action has been the response for 45 years

much to the harm done to my soul …it does rot the faith in

healing, growth and moving forward , consciously. . To the better

outcome for each individual. So I am Thankful

for all that got me here , I forgive and surrender to not walking

the path of spiritual enlightenment with everyone , but given the

light in regards to the past , of facts that I cannot and will not hold in

meaning anymore than they did . Revelation was and is and always

will be , that my role as wife and mother were my reality in a past that

exposed Hell on Earth , and ongoing effort to hold me there and or

eliminate , my truth , time after time ….I am surrendered to not

needing or desiring repeating or experiencing the words them in

the shadow… I recall the experience , was stuck for a long time ,

challenged on many levels , but I stayed focused , in between

In between challenges , that entertained the “ committee “

who ate “ too busy “ and “ not interested” to care , for over 20 years.

Over 24 years

Was it reality before that .? I thought so, I have even experienced

attempts by them to draw close , but then it’s gone, poof .

Forgiving them , frees me up, so creating more opportunities for

challenges , are put out there , and occasionally hit , UNTIL , I say

NO.

This is me saying NO..

Many years, fears, and tears brought me here, with the feeling all

my life , was I deserve better, indeed to be heard , to be seen , to

know I matter..

At the behest of Divine , and at the disturbance of “ blockers” ( who will

comprehend , justice , very soon ) to move forward , completion of

these challenging years , my dreams take root .

And I am ever ready, for the 110% peace ✌️peace, and rest that is

a major part of my personal dream…

I don’t hate them, perhaps all of this was Karmic, but understanding

all the drama and trauma that I encountered , grew my strength , self

love, self forgiveness , and discernment .

Absolutely, not walking it back…. Love our kiddos , wish the best for

the ex, and those who have tried to negatively influence my life

but as I watched , in anger sometimes, fear , or even “ what the

fuck” I witnessed the karmic lesson that was gonna find them

and how , and I didn’t want that… no revenge , just settling up

I had to accept the Free Will , and my efforts to assist them, would

not benefit my progress.

So , I release, surrender , let go… I proceed with the clearing of financial

, contracts etc ..business , but 2023 has brought me to this place

that has been seeded many years, so much loss and delay , but

so happy that Spiritually , I did not fail , and I’m assured I need not do

or say more , or hold anger , because justice is coming , not my choice

but no longer to be denied , due to Universal Law .

I let it Be …

I don’t participate

End Game 👍🔥🎁 which is not my thing … tricks and games are for

Kiddo

As was stated by our child, “All this to make you grow up “

Thank you 🙏🏼 child .. it’s an inside out job, and indeed entirely my job to do.

Blessings & Peace ,

Dona Luna 🐸☀️🌞

I AM

I am not old… she said
I am rare
I am the standing ovation
At the end of the play
I am the retrospective
Of my life as art
I am the hours
Connected like dots
Into good sense
I am the fullness
Of existing
You think I am waiting to die…
But I am waiting to be found
I am a treasure
I am a map
And these wrinkles are
Imprints of my journey
Ask me anything.

―Samantha Reynolds

Dona Luna

A little old fashioned karma coming down – Blue Ridge Muse

A local Divine Masculine puts pen to paper

and beautifully shares his journey . Karmic

lessons , are often a generational inheritance

of negative content that they are transformed

though the actions and non actions of a higher

self..

Holding shame is not necessary , inherited or not.

Shame for errors that you have made every effort

to correct , is holding energy that has been transmuted.

Thank You So Much for the honesty and truths

that will aid so many , to accept their beauty of spirit

that could not be defeated !

©️

Blessings & Much Peace ,

Doña Luna

A little old fashioned karma coming down – Blue Ridge Muse
— Read on www.blueridgemuse.com/node/51187