The limbic system paragraphs here are great! I wish I could have read something like this years ago. Although I probably wouldn't have understood. Since learning about trauma from a counsellor about 7 years ago things have been easier, just the awareness of my illogical reactions and how they came to be. God made our brains like that to protect us, but I pushed through years of seeing my husband sick, and now every stick is a snake! (A Taylor Joy Murray podcast helped me think about this recently, I keep meaning to post about it in Notes.)
Thanks, Katherine. It took me a long time to understand this, and I hope this article will help others. I'm sorry for what you and your family have gone through. Thanks for the podcast recommendation. I want to check out it out!
And the funny thing is, as I was reading I had just prepared my own piece about my illogical brain. Its kind of part 2 to my last one (when getting sick feels like...). I'll try to publish it soon. I actually wrote it a few years ago about an 'aha' moment I had in counselling. Its interesting to realise Im still learning.
Actually I might keep the illogical brain piece for later. I just realised I have more to say about how invisible illness is like culture shock, so I ‘ll do that first. What have you unleashed?!
Amen. St Francis I think fondly called his body "Brother Ass." What if we cared for our bodies with the respect and tenderness we give to babies or puppies? And what if we remembered that fundamentally most bodies are quite orderly and healthy?
The limbic system paragraphs here are great! I wish I could have read something like this years ago. Although I probably wouldn't have understood. Since learning about trauma from a counsellor about 7 years ago things have been easier, just the awareness of my illogical reactions and how they came to be. God made our brains like that to protect us, but I pushed through years of seeing my husband sick, and now every stick is a snake! (A Taylor Joy Murray podcast helped me think about this recently, I keep meaning to post about it in Notes.)
Thanks, Katherine. It took me a long time to understand this, and I hope this article will help others. I'm sorry for what you and your family have gone through. Thanks for the podcast recommendation. I want to check out it out!
And the funny thing is, as I was reading I had just prepared my own piece about my illogical brain. Its kind of part 2 to my last one (when getting sick feels like...). I'll try to publish it soon. I actually wrote it a few years ago about an 'aha' moment I had in counselling. Its interesting to realise Im still learning.
Actually I might keep the illogical brain piece for later. I just realised I have more to say about how invisible illness is like culture shock, so I ‘ll do that first. What have you unleashed?!
Haha, we'll write and process our feelings together!
Amen. St Francis I think fondly called his body "Brother Ass." What if we cared for our bodies with the respect and tenderness we give to babies or puppies? And what if we remembered that fundamentally most bodies are quite orderly and healthy?
Preach it, brother! Thanks for the comment.