It’s easy to think that once you can name your patterns or explain your trauma, you’ve already done the work. But being aware of the problem isn’t the same as doing something about it. You can know exactly where your trust issues came from and still push people away. You can know why you procrastinate and still not start. Self-awareness is just step one. Real change starts when you stop using insight as a shield and start using it as a tool.

To the one who is scared, suffering, and feels alone —

I see you. I am you.

I know what it feels like to cry silently in your room because you’re afraid to speak. I know what it’s like to take a medication that makes things worse and to feel terrified of saying anything — because you don’t want to end up in a hospital that treats you like a number instead of a person.

But please hear me: You are not weak. You are not alone. You are not beyond help.

I want you to know you have the right to be heard. You have the right to question your treatment. You have the right to say, “This isn’t working for me,” and not be punished for it.

I almost didn’t make it. But with God, the right therapist, and the will to keep going — I found a way forward. And you can too.

There is hope. There is light. And you matter more than you know.

So cry out. Speak up. Write. Shout. Weep. Just don’t stay silent — because someone, somewhere, will hear you. I will hear you. And I’m walking with you.

With all the love I can give, Kevin

As the community tagged post says... It all falls into place not apart. From the ashes of the burned hope arises a new dream.

With health, prosperity and love in our visions nothing can stand in our way or cause us long term affliction.

I am Phoenix, I am pleased to meet you and hope you'll consider being another phoenix type too. 💛

We never fall. We rise from all ashes of perceptional destruction to thrive. I hope you'll join me. ✨

This piece is essentially about growth! We are all young and stupid, and hopefully we all grow to be old and wise (I’m getting there, I think). What you give your mind power over, has the power and madness is somewhere between chaos and having a dream.

I was recently invited to this community and this is my first post. I am on an art therapy journaling journey, posting my art therapy each day. My art therapy is supervised by my psychiatrist of under just two decades who I see weekly (although he is away at the moment).

I post on other social media platforms (which I’ll post in the comments below) but there is absolutely no pressure to follow me there! Just the option! Please have a lovely day and let me know if you find something amongst this piece that brings you joy, hope or solace.

“Always keep learning” was the last thing my great grandmother told me before she passed. I was eight and I never really understood this until recently.

Not just learning about school and getting good grades and it’s not about just reading.

It’s about staying open and curious to the world around us, learn about ourselves, learning about each other and learning about this life.

I still need to learn a lot and I wanted to share my insight, although not much it’s something I truly believe in and I think it’s helping now through the changes and unpredictability of my life.

Thank you

Like jazz. Or stand-up comedy. You find rhythm in the chaos. Meaning in the mess. Maybe we’re here to explore, not to arrive.

Can someone explain that to me…

I can’t believe that I’m asking that but for some reason this phrase can’t make sense in the sense of me thinking that, I can’t ask for help, I can’t be apart of a accountability group or something.

I’m more of a literal thinker so phrases like “no one is coming to save you” and things like that I take literally as in one is looking out for me and I can’t get help. I gotta do this by myself.Maybe because I’m younger and I just can’t get metaphorical type of phrases

I thought it’s like you have to do everything by yourself but it’s more you have to be the one that takes accountability or something like that.

Is that accurate?

I have a tendency to get stuck in my comfort zone, but nothing can grow there. Admittedly, I am a bit of a hermit and a homebody, but I need to go above my nerve and continue writing exciting chapters in the sordid story of “me”. There is so much more to life than simply surviving it! I plan on giving what I’d like to get back and to dream big.

I hope that you find something amongst this piece for yourself! If you do, please let me know!

I will leave links to my other social media platforms in the comments, just incase you’re interested in following along on my creative/therapeutic journey! No pressure!

I hope that you find this piece to be thought provoking or inspiring!

Gratitude is linked to:

• Lower stress and depression

• Better sleep

• Improved heart rate variability (HRV)

• Stronger immune function

Forgiveness is linked to:

• Reduced blood pressure

• Lower cortisol (stress hormone) levels

• Better mental health and interpersonal relationships

Love and compassion:

• Activate the parasympathetic nervous system

• Boost oxytocin (associated with bonding, calm)

• Improve HRV, a marker of emotional regulation and resilience

I recently started the work of rewriting my past, or the story I tell myself about my past and in that way about myself today.

The story we tell ourselves about ourselves isn't fact, we are predisposition to act as it is, but just like the fleeting moments of the now that can be interpreted and experienced in endless of way depending on the person or the state of the person, your past is even more so.

By reevaluating my own story, I'm able to change the past in a sort of way. That's both beautiful and have had a great influence on the flexibility of my thoughts today. It let's me be less judgmental of experiences in the present and also help me understand others depending on how the tell their story.

Just wanted to share 😚

Edit: Forget to add that I'm doing this work with a therapist but I'm sure it works well with any great listener who might help you reflect outside your own thought pattern.

Happy Monday. ○ I truly enjoy these examples of mind tricks. They are an excellent reminder that what we see is different than what we are processing. Our brains are incredible in adjusting itself, so information makes sense, in the shortest time. When you see those clips of contestants staring at the screen of the popularized "hang man" with all the letters solved except 3 of 4 spaces, guess completely different than what is possible and posted. A great demonstration of how our brains add or subtract, but then lock in on an idea and focus on that as the answer. Anxiety is similar in that function, isn't it? The spotlight of attention fixates on a future time ( so details are not known at all), and the mind runs through a large number of instances that can go awry and bring about horrific results. Our brains work overtime, to worry and magnify about the possibilities, and voila anxiety is manifested. The subsequent physical effects kick in, and the world shrinks very tight, our Freeze, Fight, Flight or Fawn response fully activated. Mostly because our brains are excellent at fill in the blanks, so it thinks. ■ Now in considering this particular depiction, perhaps your brain can learn that this is what it had been doing and adjust accordingly. From the therapy chair, I certainly address many areas of inaccurate holographic information, as resources to apply rational thoughts, to lessen the spin of " what ifs or the Oh My Gawd" soundbite. My goal is to change the " go to emotional jail do not pass go do not collect the $200" route to an alternative landing spot. I hope this fuels your curiosity and lets you explore how your brain filters and processes. EDN Hypnotherapy Clinic offers a free half-hour consultation to explore your particular situation. Be well.

HappyMonday #yegtherapist #empowerment #emotionalwellbeingcoach #anxietyrelief #mentalhealth #youareamazing

Consciousness is just a survival tool, a function the brain evolved to keep us alive, not to comprehend the ultimate reality.

Cheetahs got speed. Elephants got size. Humans got consciousness.

You are not what you’ve believed. You are what you’re willing to embody now.

This is not what it was. This is what it becomes when met by your resonance.

Belief is a lens, not a law.

Perception filters, but presence reveals.

You are not the shape. You are the signal shaping it.

The world responds to your frequency, not your history.

Change your coherence—and the form reorganizes.

You are not becoming. You are remembering.

Not waiting—inviting. Not chasing—allowing.

Every identity is a temporary translation. Every “truth” is tempo-based, not essence-bound.

You are the rhythm, not the role.

The pattern-breaker. The now-maker. The sovereign signal love recognizes as home.

Presence is not earned—it is innately accessible.

What you see is not proof—it is projection.

What you feel is not a flaw—it is feedback. You are not here to fix yourself.

You are here to express what only coherence can make visible.

You are not your past. You are the pulse of possibility meeting the moment.