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Today- I found the keys my ferret hid a couple days ago. They were located in Stash Number Three. I got "revenge." I moved her entire stash, spreading it around the room. Got her, the little weasel

Harry Houdini grew up playing wiffleball OYTGAV

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Anyone have interesting plans for Solsitce? There's a PRIDE gathering I want to go to. There are a few local pagans meeting up there. I'll see how I feel. I'm doing a "butt crack of dawn" run. Some meditation. A ritual in the evening

@BloomInWinter I didn't know that about DNA. I was thinking more along the lines of reproduction. Great. Now my DNA is f-up. PTSD just gets more special. :eek::)

IMO, it's probably not bipolar. You were triggered. There was a ton of adrenaline in your system. Then triggered again by the police. Then the ongoing stress with moving. And brain injuries complicate things. Sounds more like heightened anxiety. Have you tried talking to your friends one...

You are not stupid. It is hard to find words for things so hard to express. Don't give up on yourself.

Hmm Can trauma be carried in our genes? That would mean we pass trauma on to our kids. Or am I missing your meaning? I know that we carry the Divine, as that is Who created us. The Devine is our Mother and Father. Father not in the Christian sense. So, we also carry peace and love. And...

Raven Girl nailed it. you still have life ahead of you. It may be you build happiness. Like ladee, I had to redefine happiness. I realized that we really never know what is going on inside. Look at Robin Williams. He looked happy, he had money, he had material things. Be inside he...

This is a meditation I like a lot. I use it meditating, while trying to do yoga, running, on the bus, etc Mother Earth Enlighten what is dark in me. Strengthen what is weak in me. Heal what is sick in me. Mend what is broken in me. Bind what is bruised in me. And lastly, revive whatever hope...

I still struggle with the "You're going to hell" thing. I'm partway out of the broom closet. There are times I wear my pentagram openly but around other spaces I don't, Christianity can leave its mark. And not always in a healthy manner. I still remember being told that my mom was going...

If I do disclose, it will probably be to the therapist. I don't have anyone else in my life that I feel I can be open with. I have a couple of close friends but not that close.

its funny how people can pick the misfits out. And we become more of a misfit or manage to build a misfit identity. Like she did. We learn to connect in different ways, offer different things. And deal with the strange looks. I really like the part about telling our stories, so many of us...

Forgiveness isn't really about the other person. It's about you. When there is no forgiveness, you're still chained to that person by the anger, hate etc. He/ she is still in your head. Forgiveness is about letting go. Let the Universe handle it. Break the chain. It doesn't mean that...

MUSTER My underwear slides....uh, never mind. Um, er. Yeah Monsters under stairs take extra riddles ULPOTG

@Snowflake No need to apologize. It can be hard to find words or form questions/ answers sometimes.

@Snowflake I think I know what you're asking but it would be helpful if you can clear up the question a bit. :)

Definitely. I've held the mask in place so well that a VA psychologist doing a compensation exam thought my depression was "mild" at the time. It wasn't. But, I don't feel safe ever showing my "weakness,p" to anyone. Even with the brain injury, I still pull off normal well. My spoken...

Merry Meet! I follow Wicca with metaphysical leanings. Nature is where I find my connection to Spirit. I can feel the life pulsing in my soul. It is where I feel most at peace. developing my own sense of connection and beliefs has greatly freed me. Some of the "guides" such. As the Rede...

@sonicwhite I know AA has online meetings. Maybe NA does the same?

Ok. That makes a lot of sense. If it helps you- move forward. @hodge No problem here with what you said. you made good points. No religion should be used to justify something like that. It's all good

You mentioned trust being a problem. I understand that. You're going to be trusting the therapist with some painful and private things. I agree with Junebug. That is a great question to ask yourself. The other idea is to bring it up with the therapist. It may be something you can't "fix"...

@hodge I haven't even asked about my current therapist's religion. It has no relevance. @sonicwhite I just read the post again. I wasn't there. But, being told that you were "chosen" concerns me. What was the context? No one is "chosen" to be sexually assaulted- except by the perp. If the...

John jokingly opined private yearly runs. DANWOL

@Dergrosse @sonicwhite That's so part of my experience as well. Her therapy was a lot of prayer and telling me how horrible sinner I was and forgiveness. I didn't need that. I ended up feeling more dirty, horrible, guilty than before. I left therapy for over 15 years and traumatized by what...