"It wasn’t easy to have such an acute awareness of my mental processes, but it’s also something that helped me make changes despite being uncomfortable at times."
I'm not totally sure how I ended up on this post tonight... but thank you for writing and sharing this (two years ago). The more of these kinds of stories I collect in my broken brain, the more I understand about myself. And the more I want to burn the system down when I'm off the rest of these meds and healed 💜💪
Ella, I’m so glad you found your way to this piece and took the time to comment. The collecting of stories is part of how I figured things out, too. I am wishing you well as you continue healing. 🙏
Thank you for this !!! I just discovered positive disintegration theory and the concept of OE/giftedness and I have had similar diagnoses and have been successfully living without medication since 2016. I found so much benefit from Dialectical Behavior Therapy and mindfulness we under-utilize these methods.... I was a DBT group participant as a patient in 2012 and now I am a DBT therapist .... the value of creating our own containers and rituals cannot be overstated.... looking forward to your podcast and diving in
Thank you so much for reading and sharing your experiences, Chris. It always feels like such a big share to write about my history, and I deeply appreciate it when people comment. I've found DBT skills to be very helpful, too.
"It wasn’t easy to have such an acute awareness of my mental processes, but it’s also something that helped me make changes despite being uncomfortable at times."
Amen.
🙏❤️
I'm not totally sure how I ended up on this post tonight... but thank you for writing and sharing this (two years ago). The more of these kinds of stories I collect in my broken brain, the more I understand about myself. And the more I want to burn the system down when I'm off the rest of these meds and healed 💜💪
Ella, I’m so glad you found your way to this piece and took the time to comment. The collecting of stories is part of how I figured things out, too. I am wishing you well as you continue healing. 🙏
Thank you for this !!! I just discovered positive disintegration theory and the concept of OE/giftedness and I have had similar diagnoses and have been successfully living without medication since 2016. I found so much benefit from Dialectical Behavior Therapy and mindfulness we under-utilize these methods.... I was a DBT group participant as a patient in 2012 and now I am a DBT therapist .... the value of creating our own containers and rituals cannot be overstated.... looking forward to your podcast and diving in
Thank you so much for reading and sharing your experiences, Chris. It always feels like such a big share to write about my history, and I deeply appreciate it when people comment. I've found DBT skills to be very helpful, too.