I don't actually have a problem with drug/alcohol abuse and criminal behaviour. I have a problem with PTSD (Complex) behaviour. It f*cks with my life greatly. I am just starting to pull myself out of a freeze mode that has had me tied up in knots for about a month.
Here in Canada (Ontario anyway), there are very limited qualified trauma therapists. Most that are qualified charge money that someone in my position doesn't have. Nor will I ever until I deal with my trauma. Of course, I need money and a therapist to do that. It feels like an endless cycle.
I have been attempting to reach my crisis worker for over a week. Nope. Still waiting more than a year for any type of support from a worker that is not crisis to help me step up. Can't find a psychiatrist. They all went to the States because they pay them better there than here in Ontario. I am trying. I have been trying. Beyond most's capabilities I keep trying. The deck is perpetually stacked against me. It feels hopeless. I think it is hopeless.
And then I come up with this youtube video.
Six Steps to Life-Altering Change for Addicts and Convicts | Moe Egan & Tim Stay | TEDxBYU
Never heard of the Delancey Foundation. I saw they were in the US, but also see one in Vancouver. Man! What a tremendous model. They aren't a rehab clinic. They are a life skills school. They recognize that most of these convicts/addicts were never taught how to self care. So they teach them.
They receive no government funding. They don't ask for money. The clients work at various industries through the school in order to support the school. It's incredible.
And I think to myself, what about for trauma?
I had an old posting out there called 'if we all lived in the same town'.
If We All Lived In The Same Town....
What if we had a Delancey 'ville' to go to? What if we actually had time to heal, to do therapy, to learn from others, to work with our trauma and ease into life again in a safe environment? Jesus.... what if? I would be really interested to hear your thoughts on this, or just to point out that this place exists, or to hear whether anyone has been to.heard of Delancey.
Here in Canada (Ontario anyway), there are very limited qualified trauma therapists. Most that are qualified charge money that someone in my position doesn't have. Nor will I ever until I deal with my trauma. Of course, I need money and a therapist to do that. It feels like an endless cycle.
I have been attempting to reach my crisis worker for over a week. Nope. Still waiting more than a year for any type of support from a worker that is not crisis to help me step up. Can't find a psychiatrist. They all went to the States because they pay them better there than here in Ontario. I am trying. I have been trying. Beyond most's capabilities I keep trying. The deck is perpetually stacked against me. It feels hopeless. I think it is hopeless.
And then I come up with this youtube video.
Six Steps to Life-Altering Change for Addicts and Convicts | Moe Egan & Tim Stay | TEDxBYU
Never heard of the Delancey Foundation. I saw they were in the US, but also see one in Vancouver. Man! What a tremendous model. They aren't a rehab clinic. They are a life skills school. They recognize that most of these convicts/addicts were never taught how to self care. So they teach them.
They receive no government funding. They don't ask for money. The clients work at various industries through the school in order to support the school. It's incredible.
And I think to myself, what about for trauma?
I had an old posting out there called 'if we all lived in the same town'.
If We All Lived In The Same Town....
What if we had a Delancey 'ville' to go to? What if we actually had time to heal, to do therapy, to learn from others, to work with our trauma and ease into life again in a safe environment? Jesus.... what if? I would be really interested to hear your thoughts on this, or just to point out that this place exists, or to hear whether anyone has been to.heard of Delancey.
