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THE SIDE EFFECTS OF TRAUMA
I live and heal with a diagnosis of PTSD, bipolar, Borderline personality, anxiety and depression. These are the side effects of trauma. It wasn’t the pills that made life hard to live, instead it was all the events by the hands and words of people I loved that led up to it. My speech is…
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THE POWER IN I AM
Throughout my life, I have faced the challenges of less than thinking. Born into a life of abuse, words that belittled were mostly all I heard. Self esteem was a luxury I was told I couldn’t afford. Beginning with the color of my skin to my reflection in the mirror I had come to believe…
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The Ant and the Bee.
A few years back, I witnessed a powerful visualization of strength I had never seen beyond a movie, between and ant and a bee. I observed a bee, laying on its back moving in the air, as if it was floating. Leaning in closer, I could see the bee was dead and being carried by…
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The Quest for the Abundant life
It’s been a minute since I posted here. I’ve been regaining the traction I had lost battling demons, depression, focusing on my job and career. That’s a lot battles staged for one woman. Despite the struggles, today I’m stronger than ever. In my fight and quest for the abundant life, I’ve developed strategic warfare for…
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Self Care
Have you ever sat in therapy giving the counselor insight on your life and they gawk and gasp at all you have been through. Congratulating you for coming so far? Well I have. Normally breaking down into tears, calming myself and returning back to the stoic image I originally presented to them. I’ve been in…
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I am the tree of life
In most of my pictures, I’m smiling from ear to ear. Truth be told there’s a knife wedged deep into my soul. The knife of life serves as a reminder I’ve been marked and chosen for greater things. So I slice up this hurt to serve its purpose, exposing the wounds that cause me pain.…
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Sleep therapy
#binuralbeats #meditation relaxation #healingisaprocess I have suffered with insomnia for years, with the onset of vivid pyschsomatic nightmares. During my methods of coping, I took prescribed antidepressants that also knocked me unconscious within minutes, I begin to need higher doses, that proved to be less effective under extreme stress. Eventually I gave up on the…
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My mental spa day 🙌🏾
Today I prepared myself for the rest of the week. Slept in till noon 💤 dealing with repetitive nights of insomnia it was so needed and appreciated. My mind finally was able to rest, so I put no time limit on it. Taking my herbal supplement valerian root before bedtime has been beneficial. Upon awaking…
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Mental Warfare
The war within ourselves is the biggest battle we will ever fight. Facing our self doubt, fears of loneliness, failures, rejection, truamas, tragedies and thoughts of death. The complexity of our minds can be another version of prision time. Follow kenyattas journeyty of mental illness to mental wellness. A story of healing, life, love and…
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Antidepressing me naturally
This is suicide prevention month. Many of us who have suicide ideation know it’s a struggle, that we deal with continuously, mabey even attempted. As a survivor of truama and abuse I know this originates from the lies we have been told and believed; Feelings of worthlessness, rejection, triggers from trauma we have experienced, isolation,…
Author Christy Angelette 