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I let myself sleep in again. Then had a healthy breakfast.

Good job, @MariaY!

When you've already lost your mind (long ago), and are on an epic quest to get it back ...

Take all the time you need, @ladee, knowing we will be here for you when you choose to resurface. Sending you healing thoughts ... Love, Lola

Road trip!

Proud of you, too, @ladee!

¡Muchos besos y un abrazo de un brazo (one-armed hug), mí amigo, y tambien, xocolatl!

Calm Centered Optimistic A tiny bit speedy since I did remember to take my second dose of Adderall

My wife My health A beautiful day today Health care coverage My special forum friends

Progress!

Giz, I was recently texting with a very dear forum friend. I'm not quite how we got around to the topic of shame, but it often comes up for me. She talked me through a very powerful practice of how I would feel and what I would say to and about a young, abused, defeated girl I might see on the...

Remembered to take my second dose of Adderall. Then did some work-work and then some art-work. Took a 2 mile walking meeting with my Coordinator in the middle of the day.

I love that! I will have to work with that idea/imagery, and cultivate my own "inner Spock." I have a very detached "observer self" but she is so cold and impersonal, there's not a bit of warmth or compassion. I have to work on a more compassionate Observer Self, but hopeful an inner Spock can...

For my special forum friend who walked me through some transformative inner child work via text last night. Amazing. Scary and painful, but I'm so grateful for her pushing me to do fhe work.

When fhe idea of doing "inner child work" makes you want to run screaming in fhe Other direction, and you can only even imagine your inner child in the third person.

Tired Drained Proud of myself Cautiously optimistic Grateful

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It's great that you are recognizing that you need help and that you are going to get some therapy. It sounds like it really hadn't been that long since all these traumas happened, go gently with yourself. You must be very strong to have survived this, and getting help now will only make you...

Better than last night. Less afraid. More realistic. Stronger. Hopeful again.

I feel tired and relaxed (now, finally!) after having been triggered during yoga.

Went to yoga ... yay, teacher is back after 3 weeks in India!

Just go to www.self-compassion.org that is her website

Lola, you know how to relax and have fun. Plus, you did a good job taking care of yourself when you were triggered during yoga.

Lola, you have a good sense of humor

Hopeful and excited about vacay Looking forward to yoga after 3 week! Slightly melancholy