I especially like this:. I am in the process of writing my own memoirs as well and yes, it involves childhood abuse. Having put down the pen, figuratively speaking, for years, I have now taken it up again and I try to write every day. This time, the focus of my book is not the abuse itself, but how my dreams helped me cope and heal in the ensuing years, and how the healing from those dreams reached beyond the abuse and is now encompassing my whole life.
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I can certainly relate to how your mind decided to cope with all the outer trauma with a psychotic response. Mine reacted to remembering the abuse by plunging me into a deep depression, chronic fatigue, severe allergies and other physical symptoms. However, Judith, my experience totally pales in comparison to what you went through.
I wish to express my admiration for you and your willingness to share your experience with others. You have given me the courage to continue with my story. Dear Ramona Thank you so much for your supportive comments. Thank you for sharing your experience. I am moved to read that I have given you the courage to continue with your story and I wish you all the luck there is. It thrills me to know that many of us are finding the words to speak out loudly and clearly about what once was seen as a taboo subject.
Thank you, Judith, for sharing your experiences and writing this powerful blog post.
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Judith, thank you so much for your brave work in writing about this very difficult topic. There is a tremendous amount of fear around what is called mental illness which I refer to as brain chemistry disorders or imbalances.
Yet, we are only human, and our beings are vulnerable to stresses and imbalances that show up in a host of ways from heart attacks, to skin disorders to psychoses. Writing is such a powerful force for the writer, as it is for the reader. But you also knew that your ability to articulate this unknown experience that is called psychosis could be invaluable for those in the psychology and psychiatry field, so that motivated you to publish your work.
Thank you for your hard work and courage. Heartfelt thanks to you Anora. I hope my writing will help others gain an insight into mental illness and I hope my work will help mental health professionals Thank you again Judith Haire.
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I live in Georgia and I design home decor and designs that are abstracts. It gives me great pleasure to do such great work because I like to make people's homes even more beautiful with my designs. I read when I can and that's because I am busy. I like helping people in various ways, meeting people and finding out what Hi, My name is Ethel Oden.
I like helping people in various ways, meeting people and finding out what they like to do. I love cooking homemade meals and exotic foods.
It gives me joy when people love to eat my cooking.