Post-Traumatic Growth Journal

[Hope67]

SenseOrgan,
I have been meaning to say how much I've appreciated some resources you've shared in the forum - you've mentioned quite a few things that I've found really helpful.  That book about the Cults - it is honestly really really helpful to me.  I hope to write more about it in my journal, but so far, I've not been feeling able to write anything meaningful - but I do want to thank you - because you mentioned the book, and I am so happy that I bought it.  Thank you 

[zen_racer]

zen_racer
Thanks for your support Zen (can I call you that?). I self-isolated my whole life, basically. Physically and/or emotionally. It's my drug of choice. And not to demonize that, I needed that under the circumstances and in the recovery stage I was in. I can now wholeheartedly say that the essence of my challenge always was relational. Even during the decades I did not see that clearly. Attempting to heal on my own was very much part of my complex relational trauma response. I'm happy to hear you have two people you can connect with (about this stuff). Finding a support group sounds like an excellent plan to me. I can't overstate how important group support is in my recovery. As they say: relational wounding needs relational healing! I started a thread about the IPFP here, in case you're interested.

SenseOrgan, yeah.  Zen is fine, ZR, whatever is good.  I have self isolated too much.  I wonder if I've done it so long that I can't stop isolating now.  It certainly feels that way sometimes.