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Apr 239 min read

Sliding Into My DMs

On Sunday night I had an individual slip into my DMs implying that she's doing well but that I'm not because I'm not trying hard enough....

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Apr 2210 min read

Uncovering Some More Wounds...

Last night in therapy I went to a place I wasn't planning to go. A place that seemed so far away and yet so similar to my current...

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Apr 128 min read

It Is Not Okay

In February I felt that maybe I'd be out of the shelter by the end of the month. (But that was false)I planned that I would spend March...

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Mar 246 min read

Slowly Suffocating

See the little girl? She's very young. Maybe 2 or 3 years old. She feels so bewildered and alone. The people who should be nurturing her...

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Jan 228 min read

Nightmares Aren't Always Bad

And it reminds that 16 year old part of me of how it used to be at that age. Yes, my parents owned the property but I had no space to...

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Nov 20, 20233 min read

Thanksgiving Dreams

Yesterday when I clocked in at work there was a sign that mentioned employees getting a turkey to take home apparently. At this point I...

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Nov 19, 20234 min read

I Am A Wild Child

Jesus, can I come home? I'm so tired. I just want to be free. Free from it all... And I want a hug. A big one. A long one. A comforting one.

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Oct 18, 20238 min read

Starving For Connection

Graduating from school at 8th grade, the future looked extremely dark. All I could see was that there would now be no escape from my parents

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Oct 3, 202313 min read

Betrayal: Healing Comes By Feeling

Pretty gruesome, isn't it? I don't know what color pain is but I know how it feels. It is heavy. It hurts. Sometimes...

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Sep 13, 202312 min read

Therapist Analysis

Be brave. Be strong. Be courageous. Fight for yourself. You are worth it.

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Aug 14, 20239 min read

What if...

What she is trying to do is protect me from more pain, more heartache, more invalidation by those close to her that she dares to share her c

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Aug 9, 202310 min read

Talking To Myself...

Today is one of those days that are really out of sorts. It could be triggered by any number of things. Two of the culprits may be the...

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Jul 28, 20238 min read

Midnight Mutterings

I didn't know what to expect. I didn't want to talk about whatever came up because this was an area I hated as well as tried to...

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Jun 12, 20232 min read

Little Girls Don't Deserve...

These words have been running through my being since my (exhausting)therapy session last night... Little girls (children) don't deserve...

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May 9, 20239 min read

IFS (Internal Family Systems)

Here is the blog post some of you have been so looking forward to...as I see the benefits and am getting a better grip on how it works...

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Apr 10, 202310 min read

Did You Know You Have Sparkly Points?

"Our sparkly points aren't made to be cut off. They make up who we are. "

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Feb 27, 20232 min read

New Things...

I learned something new in my Sunday therapy appointment; cognitively anyway...and that's a start.... Some of y'all know the pain the...

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The Pain of Good Intentions And Learning From Experience

Aug 9, 20224 min read

The Pain of Good Intentions And Learning From Experience

Please be kind with your comments... https://www.wildernesstowild.com/community/public/posts/77356-is-your-pastor-doing-the-devil-s-work...

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What Does It Mean To Be Separate From The World

Feb 19, 202212 min read