Time To Let Go

[darkskies]

Let Go. Two small words with so much meaning. They were said gently to me, at the right time, about the right thing, by T. 1st Reaction- cry. 2nd Reaction- I have permission to Let Go. I didn't think that mattered until now, but it does.

So cleaver old me thought i would apply this Let Go to all areas concerning the past incl. emotional neglect, grief (people taking own lives), guilt, PTSD etc, All equals to a messy melt. How do u Let Go? err not everything at once for me, but as i havent managed to find out how the Let Go works, i'm open to full achievement. Always a perfectionist!

All of those standardized Q's go round my head.... What do you want to Let Go of? How would it feel to Let Go? How will your life be once you Let Go? Do you want to Let Go?

Any idea's on coming to terms with reality and Let Go of past Haunts?
Answers on a postcard........

 

[Deleted member 12723]

I have been told so many various times in my life to let go and then I would ask them how do you let go and they never had an answer for me on this.

I am slowly learning how to let go. For me and where I am now in my life letting go is refusing to focus on the crazymaking things I get from unsafe others and focus instead on doing self care for me. It seems to be working so far.

It has taken me, many, many years to begin to do this letting go. Mabe it is different for everyone. I just know that it is beginning to work for me. I wish you the very best.

 

[Changing4Best]

I let go by moving 625 miles away from where my traumas took place. I built a new life here and I am free and much happier. It took awhile to make a new life here, of course. I had trouble finding a therapist that felt right for me. I chucked one and then another, but thankfully the 3rd is a gem and was worth the trouble to find her. I tried a few churches too, before I found one where I felt welcome. Now, 5 years later after my move, I am all settled in and have a new life. It is worth it to me, to have gone through what I went through in order to get to where I am now.

 

[Kailani]

I think it's a lot easier said than done!!! Grief is hard and can be hard to let go! They say it can take3 years. It also seems the more you are told to let go the more it is on your mind and harder to do. It seems self care focus has been healthy for me and distraction. Moving away from my most traumatic location was incredibly freeing also. I hope it's an easier time for you!

 

[KwanYingirl]

When I hear "let go" it makes me think of an AA motto "let go and let God". In AA, having a higher power is one of the steps that you work to give up trying to control things you can't. Thus a pile up of grief, anger, sorrow, etc. in reiki, the negative energy in a persons body is expelled to the Universe, where it is transmuted and returned to us as positive or neutral energy.
I still hold on to too much that I just struggle with letting go, despite the fact that I have in the past, let many things go.
Motivation is important, I think, in taking time to let go of those feelings/emotions/resentments that chew us up. Because it takes time and courage to do. This all takes time.