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[heathbar]

I thought this was cool

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WHAT IS RECOVERY?

Stacy Nordquist, M.A.

I. Recovery is actively taking responsibility for how you live your life today.

2. Recovery is being able to put the past behind. It’s no longer having

your childhood script dominate how you live your life today.

3. Recovery is being able to speak the truth about your growing up

years.

4. Recovery is the process in which you develop skills you weren’t able

to learn in your childhood.

5. Recovery is a process, not an event, often beginning as a result of

a professionally directed treatment or therapy, or experiences in

self-help groups.

6. Recovery is no longer living a life based in fear or shame.

7. Recovery is developing your sense of self-separate

from survival/coping mechanisms. Your identity is no longer based

in reaction, but action.

8. Recovery-is the process of identifying, owning and developing

healthy ways of expressing feelings; it is the process of learning

self-love, self-acceptance. From learning these new ways a person

often learns how to set healthy boundaries and limits, To get needs

met, to play, relax, and develop flexibility.

9. Recovery is the process of learning to trust yourself and then trusting

others, and with trust comes the opportunity for intimacy.



“It is true that as long as we live we may keep repeating the patterns established in childhood. It is true that the present is powerfully shaped by the past. But it is also true that…insight at any age keeps us from singing the same sad songs again.”

Judith Viorst, “Necessary Losses”



It is not possible to be honest in the here and now when you continue to discount and minimize your childhood experiences.”

--Claudia Black, "Changing Course"

The following is an excerpt from a book that Lisa D. is currently writing regarding her recovery entitled "Fine Lines":

1) RECOGNIZE that self-injury is an inappropriate, uncontrollable and a dangerous coping method.

2) TELL someone you trust exactly what you are doing. Let the secret out.

3) REACH OUT for professional help

4) CHOOSE to replace self-injury with healthy coping skills.



Those were the initial steps. Below I have listed many steps during my recovery process, some of which, I must practice regularly:

· Acknowledging what happened to me, giving up the denial and letting go of the shame and blame

· Taking responsibility/accountability for who I am and want to be

· Therapy and addressing the right issues

· No more secrets

· Learning to let go of obsessive control

· Forgiving those who have hurt me

· Forgiving myself for hurting me

· Learning not to take on the responsibility for others actions

· Recognize when I’m losing perspective and self control

· Learning to love, respect and have compassion for me

· Regaining my spirit and zest for life

· Accepting the positives in life and letting go, but learning from, the negatives

· Letting go of the need to prove to others that I am worthy; accept that I am worthy

· Daily Affirmations

[-Nicole-]

That is great, Heather. Thanks for sharing it

[BlueWings]

Very strong post for you. Very much thank you for sharing!!!

[cloudsdescending]

Thank you for this. Awesome.

[HiddenAndHurting]

This is really funny that you posted this now- I was just asking myself the other day "What is healing?" because sometimes I really just don't know! This helped me a lot though, so thank you!

[sueellen]

Thank you!!!!

Sue

[ragdoll]

After i started working through the emotions i was triggered every time i spoke about it. Espesialy after a therapy sesion. Then i fell into a very deep depresion mood from which i struggled to get out of. Most of the times i was so depresed i tried killing myself. Every time it did not work and only landed up in hospital. There was where i found myself most of last year.

After i started writing down my feelings i realy started coping better. A few days back i spoke to dad, the abuser, and again it triggered the feelings but i realy coped well. For a day or two i was down and then i desided not to let him control my life any more.

I am going to start hipnothearapy to try and remember wat exactly happed during the abuse. My thearapist is not sure this is the way to go, because of my previous reactions, but i will never know if i don't try it.

[il2color]

Thanks for sharing I think we all need to print that of and keep a copy when we are feeling blue!!!!

[Peacegirl]

I really like what has been posted here. It helps make the recovery process much more concrete.

Lindsay

[~*chelsea*~]

thanks for sharing this with us all!

[bluesky]

Thanks for posting this. I kept wondering if there was any kind of a process to this. Most times it doesn't feel like it. And recently I feel like I won't ever heal.

[sparkle]

(((( Heather! ))))

Thanks so very much for these very valuable and helpfull healing methods and tips!...So true and powerful!...puts things into perspective and helps guide us all, in our healing-process-journey!!

You are a very strong survivor!!!...full of hope, courage, dignity and you are an inspiration to me!...thank you again for this!!!



Chantalxxxxxxx

Edited by sparkle, 06 October 2008 - 12:32 PM.

[stuckinthedarkness]

Thats AWESOME =) thanks for posting that

[lola53]

It is nice to stay focused on what you are and not what you think you are.....Thank-you
Lola

[Shido]

I disagree on some of it...agree totally on other parts...good read none-the-less