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Wow Breathtaking Denzel and Levi and the view
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I know I am so lucky but have owned this place for years. Will be sad to leave but I have to move on to the next chapter in my life.
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That looks like paradise!
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@Kookee bum-biting memories indeed! Lol!
It's been shown that talk therapy isn't helpful for a lot of trauma as it can be retraumatising to put it to words. So I use a lot of nonverbal therapy such as your examples. EMDR therapy is great for that reason - there is little talking. What kind of therapy art do you do? I do collages. I make up therapies. I'm making up one now based on emergency preparedness, which I'll post soon. Maybe you'll like it? The can of worms....Ugh! Did you know in the story of Pandora's box, hope had been slipped into the box? I had forgotten how the myth goes and only recently brushed up on it.
@Catherine21 how are you holding up?
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Im good thankyou x
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@Catherine21 good to hear. 💕 This song is so sweet and soothes me when I feel out of place in this world, like you describe so well. Maybe you will like it too? And maybe others? If not, it's worth a shot. 🕯️
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I think me and @Catherine21 would LOVE to receive these kind of healing gentle hugs from your gingers Jon 😻
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thank you. There are the best.
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Hi @StarryEyed I’ve heard of EMDR but don’t know much about it. I tried some art therapy a couple of years back but it didn’t help. I like to just put a pen or pencil to paper and just draw what wants to come out, it’s very interesting what appears! My daughter says they’re disturbed and weird haha. I like acrylic pouring but haven’t done any for a while due to lack of space. I also posted some of my art on the sharing art section of the forum the other day wherein I use colour pencils and just create shapes then outline them in black pen, I find that very therapeutic and it shuts the mind off for a while. I like the idea of collaging. I used to do that as a teen. Ooh your therapy creation sounds very interesting! Thanks for Pandora’s box, will have a listen now.
Hi @Catherine21 I’m glad you’re feeling a bit better. Have you been up to much the past few days?
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Wow thankyou sent two amazing songs today thankyou x
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Definitely gosh I wish I was living thier lifes living the dream in beautiful nature what breed is Denzel i hear ginger cats extremely clever
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Thankyou kookee ive been ruminating lol I used to love art at school the only lesson I did like when I was younger I used to draw all the time half a face with a tear coming down her face funny your post brought that memory back and I remember the art teacher doing a piece on Salvador darli god is that how you spell his name ?? Oh I check out the art section on here how's your dad doing now how are you
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@Catherine21 do you not draw now? If not maybe you could get a sketch pad and some pencils! You could draw that face again, reconnect with your inner child. I stopped in my teens then started again about a year ago (I’m 50 now so a long break haha). Just doodling then proper pictures began to emerge. They’re not amazing or anything but healing and personal to me. Plus the mind chatter is turned down a bit so bonus! My dad’s okay, he’s coping relatively well with things and is being very open about his feelings which is good. Thank you for asking. Are you ruminating about anything in particular?
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Ah im having nightmare with my dad hes in a terrible state wont go to hospital being aggressive i mustered the energy to go and hes abusive I know he doesn't habe long I can just tell its impossible to stay hes shouts me down I had a word in the office where he lives as he wont let me clean his flat and its rotten I despair as if something happens to him I will feel guilty my psychiatrist says I should cut ties but its not easy I generally care for him even though hes horrid and lives in squalor I think why me why me sometimes sorry I always over share 😢
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@Catherine21 don't apologise, I don’t think you’re oversharing, it’s good you can open up on here. I’m sorry you’re going through that with your dad. It sounds like you’re not the type of person who could cut ties with him despite what your psychiatrist says. You sound like such a kind, caring person and that’s a good thing. You're doing your best and you should be proud of yourself. Try not to feel guilty, it’s his decision at the end of the day and you don’t deserve to be shouted at. Does he not have any carers?
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@Catherine21 you're welcome for the song. I'm happy you like it. You said in your initial post in this thread that you're socially isolated. Perhaps you are referring to IRL? Because here you are a real social butterfly! Maybe you can consider that you are not completely socially isolated because the members of this forum, including you and me, are real people?
@Kookee I consider therapy to be anything I do to improve my physical, mental or spiritual health. It doesn't have to include a paid therapist, although I do dabble in them once in a while. So right now I'm starting travel therapy as well as emergency preparedness therapy. At home, I do physio, yoga, meditation. I talk to friends and family about issues, and consider that therapy. I do collages and jewelry restoration. And other therapies. I call it life therapy, or living therapy, or self-directed therapy. I saw the art you posted. Wowza! Gorgeous. The way you describe how you do it and how you feel when you do it, well, to me that's art therapy. Does that make sense? Semantics, you know. BTW, if you're interested, the collages I make are with digital software.
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